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Purpose:
Purpose:
In this assignment you will create a virtual note card to describe a death row exoneree.
You can be as creative as you want with colors, font, etc., as long as you include the elements required by the rubric.
You will teach me and the rest of the class about someone who was exonerated and removed from death row.
Final projects will be submitted on Canvas for grading and shared with the rest of the class via DropBox.
This is 10% of your grade and will be graded out of 10 points (rubric below).
The one on the left took me about an hour or two to do. I used black because the picture had a black background.
How Do I Start/What Do I Do?
Go to CANVA (You can get a free account, but can also pay for premium to get fancier stuff. The example was made on a free account).
Use this CANVA template (It is blank and you can design it however you want.
Pick an exoneree to discuss/describe in your assignment. You can find information about exonerees in a couple of places:
4. Find information about this exoneree from the provided sites or other sources. (For example, for mine, I found articles that described her case in detail).
Choose reputable sources that seem legitimate. National or local media sources, such as newspapers and magazines, are probably okay.
Wikipedia is not okay, activist sites are sometimes questionable, depending on the source. For example, both the Legal Defense Fund and Amnesty International are organizations that help people on death row and that are well-respected nationally and internationally. They have a particular point of view but they are established organizations with a long history. There may be others that are not so legitimate.
5. CREATE your virtual note card on the exoneree!
6. Save your virtual note card on Canva (need at least a free account to do so).
7. Upload your virtual note card in the assignment section on Canvas.
8. Only after the due date (so no one copies your work), upload your final project to the class DropBox folder for all to review.
Other Tips
Please use consistent fonts. Size and color changes are ok, but it is not a good idea to make the font types too different, because it may distract the reader from your actual content. (No smaller than 11 point font, except the sources may be slightly smaller as long as they are readable)
It is a good idea to use colors that go together well, but you can be creative about what shapes, colors, etc. you use.
Make structure of points parallel
For example, if you start a bulleted list with a verb, start all points in the list with a verb. Or, if you use complete sentences, use them throughout the section.
Relevant pictures and graphics are great additions. You can insert real pictures that you took yourself or from sites that allow use of their pictures, like "Unsplash" or "Creative Commons" or even ClipArt.
Proofread this document so you don't lose points for sloppiness.
Use your own words, or use "quotes" if you have something really important you must repeat. But, quotations should not be a primary part of the content.
GRADING RUBRIC
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