🎯 Capstone - Checkpoint 3 ✅ Plan Project to Showcase

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Capstone - Checkpoint 3: Plan Project to Showcase

✅ For this Checkpoint, include a pitch for the type of format you will use for your project and how you plan to present your information. This should be at least a paragraph with a convincing reason why your format selection will produce the best capstone possible. You may need to reference specifics of your parts 4-6 (building a coalition, persuasive pitch, and marketing campaign to make your point.)

Some format suggestions are a Podcast Series, Ted Talk Video, Pecha Kucha Presentation, Marketing Campaign, Interview with Real World Experts, or a Proposal to Solve a Problem, Music Video (w. intelligently written lyrics), Illustrated Comic Book (IPAD), Movie Maker, Commercial, Digital story, your version of Crash Course, but you may think of something different.

Also, include an outline of the 7 parts for your capstone. You will want it to be detailed yet lively, and as close to “finished” as you can so the feedback you receive will help you create an even better final project.

Your Capstone Project should include at least these 7 parts. You can learn more about each of these parts below.

Part 1: Draft of Proposed Amendment
Part 2: Impact from Key Factors of Change
Part 3: Path for Amendment
Part 4: Building a Coalition
Part 5: Persuasive Pitch for the Proposed Amendment
Part 6 Marketing Campaign
Part 7: Works Cited Page

You should continue your research to pull together your information for these seven parts. The sources you use should be added to your list of sources for the Works Cited page.

The Seven Parts to your Capstone Project

Part 1: Draft of Proposed Amendment

Draft a proposed amendment to the Constitution.

See the Example Draft of Proposed Amendment. Links to an external site.

Part 2: Impact from Key Factors of Change

Key factors helped many Constitutional Amendments make it through the ratification process. Review the list of categories of change below and explain how your proposed amendment connects to one or more of the following categories. Also, discuss how the key factor(s) make your proposed amendment a valuable addition to the United States Constitution.

Historical events
Lessons learned over time
Critics of the Constitution
Social movements
Controversial Supreme Court Decisions

Part 5: Persuasive Pitch for the Proposed Amendment

Now it’s time to develop your pitch. Answer the following questions to help build your persuasive argument in favor of your amendment.

The Why (Reference Checkpoint 2)
- The opening story: Why is the amendment needed?
- What issue/problem are you addressing?
- Why push for this reform through a constitutional amendment rather than a different form of action?
The What
- Your solution: What does your amendment do, and how does your amendment address the issue that you first identified?
The Ask
- What are you asking for other people, groups, etc., to do?
- This could be different depending on who you are targeting. Do you need them to contribute money, volunteer, call their congresspeople, or vote for something themselves?

Criteria	Ratings	Pts
Part 1: Draft of Proposed Amendment _4877 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	10 to >6.0 pts Draft includes topic, purpose, and possible impact on our society today. blank 6 to >3.0 pts Draft includes topic and either purpose or impact, but not both. 145851_2636 3 to >0.0 pts Draft includes topic but not purpose or impact. 145851_7932 0 to >0 pts No credit earned. blank_2 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 10 pts --
Part 2: Discuss the Proposed Amendment Connections. _3716 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	10 to >8.0 pts Minimum of 4 analytical sentences. _6817 8 to >5.0 pts Minimum of 3 analytical sentences 145851_5141 5 to >3.0 pts Minimum of 2 analytical sentences 145851_3259 3 to >0.0 pts Minimum of 1 analytical sentence. 145851_4256 0 to >0 pts No credit earned. _3121 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 10 pts --
Part 3: Identifies path for the amendment and analyzes the choice of the path. _7849 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	5 to >3.0 pts One identifying sentence and minimum of 2 analytical sentences. _9773 3 to >1.0 pts One identifying sentence and minimum of 1 analytical sentence. 145851_4182 1 to >0.0 pts Identifying sentence with no analysis. 145851_8982 0 to >0 pts No credit earned. _4090 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 5 pts --
Part 4: Building a Coalition _5761 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	10 to >8.0 pts List at least 5 sponsors that will help advocate for your amendment. _8613 8 to >6.0 pts List at least 4 sponsors that will help advocate for your amendment. 145851_4599 6 to >4.0 pts List at least 3 sponsors that will help advocate for your amendment. 145851_159 4 to >2.0 pts List at least 2 sponsors that will help advocate for your amendment. 145851_4398 2 to >0.0 pts List at least 1 sponsor that will help advocate for your amendment. 145851_7806 0 to >0 pts No credit earned. _5411 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 10 pts --
Part 5: Persuasive Pitch - The Why _2866 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	15 to >10.0 pts Includes the analysis for the need, issue, and why the push for the constitution amendment. _5572 10 to >5.0 pts Includes the analysis for the need, but does not include either the issue or and why the push for the constitution amendment. 145851_3138 5 to >0.0 pts Includes only the analysis for the need. 145851_7952 0 to >0 pts No credit earned. _5014 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 15 pts --
Part 5: Persuasive Pitch - The What 145851_6735 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	10 to >6.0 pts Describes what the amendment will do in at least 1 sentence and discusses how it addresses the issue in at least 2 analytical sentences. 145851_9578 6 to >3.0 pts Describes what the amendment will do in at least 1 sentence and discusses how it addresses the issue in at least 1 analytical sentence. 145851_5062 3 to >0.0 pts Only describes what the amendment will do. 145851_975 0 to >0 pts No credit earned. 145851_3394 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 10 pts --
Part 5: Persuasive Pitch - The Ask 145851_3614 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	10 to >6.0 pts Describes what you are asking other people and groups to do in at least 3 descriptive sentences. 145851_131 6 to >3.0 pts Describes what you are asking other people and groups to do in at least 2 descriptive sentences. 145851_58 3 to >0.0 pts Describes what you are asking other people and groups to do in at least 1 descriptive sentence. 145851_2376 0 to >0 pts No credit earned. 145851_615 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 10 pts --
Part 6: Marketing Campaign 145851_3910 threshold: pts Edit criterion description	20 to >0.0 pts Your design is well thought out and conveys the needed information for a marketing tool. You can write a fact sheet/mailer, design posters, social media campaigns, commercials, etc. 145851_6210 0 to >0 pts No credit earned. 145851_2768 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 20 pts --
Part 7: Works Cited Page for at least 6 sources cited correctly using MLA basic format. 145851_700 . threshold: pts Edit criterion description	10 to >8.0 pts MLA citation for at least 6 sources. 145851_2377 8 to >6.0 pts MLA citation for at least 5 sources. 145851_6175 6 to >5.0 pts MLA citation for at least 4 sources. 145851_6949 5 to >3.0 pts MLA citation for at least 3 sources. 145851_6356 3 to >2.0 pts MLA citation for at least 2 sources. 145851_3785 2 to >1.0 pts MLA citation for at least 1 source. 145851_9969 1 to >0.0 pts Source(s) cited but not cited correctly. 145851_6671 0 to >0 pts No MLA citation information is included. 145851_9307 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 10 pts --
Description of criterion threshold: 5 pts Edit criterion description Delete criterion row	5 to >0 pts Full Marks blank 0 to >0 pts No Marks blank_2 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 5 pts --

Criteria	Ratings	Pts
Description of criterion threshold: 5 pts Edit criterion description Delete criterion row	5 to >0 pts Full Marks blank 0 to >0 pts No Marks blank_2 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 5 pts --
Description of criterion threshold: 5 pts Edit criterion description Delete criterion row	5 to >0 pts Full Marks blank 0 to >0 pts No Marks blank_2 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion.	pts / 5 pts --

🎯 Capstone - Checkpoint 3 ✅ Plan Project to Showcase

Capstone - Checkpoint 3: Plan Project to Showcase

The Seven Parts to your Capstone Project

Part 1: Draft of Proposed Amendment

Part 2: Impact from Key Factors of Change

Part 3: Path for Amendment

Part 4: Building a Coalition

Part 5: Persuasive Pitch for the Proposed Amendment

Part 6: Marketing Campaign

Part 7: Works Cited Page

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