English 110: 21st Century Science Fiction

Dr. Amber Strother

Spring 2018
Creative Project: Parts 2 and 3
200 points

Artifact
This part of the project should be seen as a chance to use what you have read, seen, and
absorbed in the class to provide a creative interpretation of one of our texts. Using our
discussions and readings about novels, films, television shows, and video games, you will be
creating your own interpretation of a text by creating an artifact of some type – physical, digital,
etc. How you choose to approach your text is largely up to you, but it must be approved via the
project proposal. Be creative, use the research and the class to help you make your choices.

Project Requirements:
You must engage with the theme of science fiction literature as discussed in the course.
Your project must engage with the text in a multimodal way (more than one medium). It
should demonstrate original interpretation, thoughtful reflection, and an understanding
of the science fiction genre. While the finalized version is not due until May 4th, you will
need a project that is nearly complete to present during the final two weeks of the class.

Introduction
Along with your project, you will write an introduction of 500-750 words that explains and
conceptualizes your project. The goal of the introduction is to give the reader/viewer/listener
some idea of your approach and process as well as provide a context for the project you have
created. Some version of this will be displayed with the artifact during your presentation. What
was your goal for the project? How does this provide a new view of the text? What insights does
your project offer that the original does not? What were the challenges you faced? In addition,
this introduction should engage with what you have learned in the class to help contextualize
and justify your project. While you are not required to include sources in this introduction, you
are welcome to include them as long as you provide citations and a works cited page for
anything that you reference in the writing.

Due: draft – day of presentation; final May 4 by 5 p.m.

 Artifact Rubric

Proficient Competent Novice

43-50 35-42.9 0-34.9

Attempts to display
Artifact displays clear connection to source Does not display a
connection to source material and/or science connection to source
Connection material and science fiction genre. May only material or science
and Insight fiction. Adds depth or provide quotes and fiction genre. Does not
expands some aspect minimally attempt to add depth or expand
of original text. add depth or expand original text.
original text.

26-30 21-25.9 0-20.9

Effectively
demonstrates more Attempts to incorporate
Does not include
than one mode – text, multiple modes by may
multiple modes. Does
Multimodal visual, audio, etc. fail to do so effectively.
not contain an overall
message Effectively Attempts to convey an
message about the
demonstrates overall overall message about
original text.
message about the the original text.
original text.

17-20 14-16.9 0-13.9

Attempts to
Demonstrates creative Does not demonstrate
demonstrate creative
Creativity engagement with the creative engagement
engagement with the
text. with the text.
text.

Overall Comments:
 Introduction Rubric

Proficient Competent Novice

35-40 28-34.9 0-27.9

Attempts to connect
Connects to the text
to the text in Does not clearly
in insightful ways.
insightful ways. connect to the text.
Discusses goals for
Goals Attempts to discuss May not discuss goals
the project and
goals for the project for the project or
creative choices
and creative choices choices made.
made.
made.

26-30 21-25.9 0-20.9

Attempts to connect
Effectively connects
to course themes. Does not connect to
to themes from the
May not demonstrate course theme or show
Course theme course. Demonstrates
clear understanding understanding of
understanding of the
of science fiction science fiction genre.
science fiction genre.
genre.

17-20 14-16.9 0-13.9

Response is There is an attempt

Does not attempt to
organized into to organize the
organize into
paragraphs that build response. Some
Organization coherent paragraphs.
on one another. It is paragraphs may not
May be confusing or
clear and easy to be connected to
hard to follow.
follow. overall ideas.

8.5-10 7-8.4 0-6.9

Attempts to follow Does not follow MLA

Effectively follows MLA formatting formatting
Formatting and MLA formatting guidelines. Contains guidelines. May
Conventions guidelines. Contains some errors that do contain errors that
few to no errors. not interfere with interfere with clarity
clarity or readability. and readability

Overall comments: