Humans

of Mar Vista Project

Name: Due Date:

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
(HUMANS OF MAR VISTA PROJECT)

Standards
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA)
Speaking and Listening Standards: (Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas) 4.
Report on a topic or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using
appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes;
speak clearly at an understandable pace. 5. Include multimedia components and
visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of
main ideas or themes.

Writing Standards: (Production and Distribution of Writing)
(Grades 4 and 5)
4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization
are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.


Assignment
1. Interview fellow student in grades 3-5 or teacher / staff member at Mar
Vista. You will choose a fellow Mar Vista student in grades 3-5 or a teacher
or staff member (aide, principal, custodian, librarian, etc.) and interview
them. Question to be asked, What is your proudest moment?

Student will take notes and write one short quote from interview. This will
require student to write interview notes and decide what is the most
thoughtful and engaging quote.

Student will notify teacher (Ms. Concotelli) of the interviewees (person
being interviewed) name and make sure interviewee is giving permission to
be interviewed and has a signed photograph release in the Mar Vista office.

2. Photo of person interviewed. After the interview quote is turned in,
student will work with teacher and photograph interviewee. Photo should
be candid (not posed).

3. Compilation. Teacher will compile all photos and quotes into book and title
it, Humans of Mar Vista.

Concotelli, Ms. 2016-2017 School year

 Humans of Mar Vista Project


RUBRIC

Writing Listening Photo Score
Writing is completed on time. Interview completed on time. Photograph is
completed on time and
Writing is clear, concise and Student listens to interviewee is candid.
shows understanding of intently.
person interviewed. Photograph shows
4 Student asks permission and artistic quality and is
Writing conventions are makes sure person interviewed not simply posed
utilized (CUPS capitalization, gives /has permission to be portrait-style.
usage, punctuation, spelling) photographed (disclosure signed if
correctly. student).

Writing is completed on time. Interview completed on time. Photograph is
completed and is not
Writing is clear and shows Student listens to interviewee. candid.
understanding of person
interviewed. Student forgets to ask permission Photograph shows
3 and does not confirm person some artistic quality
Most writing conventions are interviewed gives /has permission and is somewhat simply
utilized (CUPS capitalization, to be photographed (disclosure posed portrait-style.
usage, punctuation, spelling) signed if student).
correctly with few mistakes.

Writing is completed on time. Interview completed on time. Photograph is not
completed on time and
Writing shows some Student listens poorly to is not candid.
understanding of person interviewee.
interviewed. Photograph shows little
Student forgets to ask permission artistic quality and is
2 Few writing conventions are and does not confirm person somewhat simply posed
utilized (CUPS capitalization, interviewed gives /has permission portrait-style.
usage, punctuation, spelling) to be photographed (disclosure
correctly with several signed if student).
mistakes.

Writing is not completed on Interview not completed on time. Photograph is not
time. completed on time and
Student listens poorly to is not candid.
Writing does not show interviewee.
understanding of person Photograph shows no
interviewed. Student forgets to ask permission artistic quality and is
1 and does not confirm person somewhat simply posed
Few writing conventions are interviewed gives /has permission portrait-style.
utilized (CUPS capitalization, to be photographed (disclosure
usage, punctuation, spelling) signed if student).
correctly with several
mistakes.




SCORE: __________________________

Concotelli, Ms. 2016-2017 School year