Quick facts:

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• Assignment created with college students in mind (though presumably could be adjusted for advanced high schoolers)

• Each project is typically created by small groups of 2-4 students

• All components of the assignment are completed as a group

• Best as a semester-long assignment

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Overall project goals:

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• Translate specific academic arguments and theory from course readings into ideas that can be presented to an audience beyond the class and in a different format

• Think about arguments from course materials in new and differently complex ways

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Students will:

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• Focus on one specific reading (or a related set of ideas) and draw substantially & overtly from this text.

• Articulate how their intended audience will inform the project content and form.

• Make electronic or digital versions of their project materials (if they are originally physical) so that they can be easily shared and distributed. Note: if the project is a one-time event, instructions for how to replicate the event elsewhere or by others should be created. 

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Components of the translation assignment:

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• Written project proposal including a timeline for completion of project (3-4 pages)

• The actual game/project

• Formal paper outlining the translated argument, articulating the specific goals of the project, and reflecting on how the project furthers themes and discussions from the course (6-8 pages)

• In-class presentation of the project arguments, process, and outcomes (8-10 minutes)

• Portfolio including the physical manifestation of every aspect of the project (including drafts)

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