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Disabilities Research Project

Please work with a partner to learn more about the following disablilities:

  1. Blindness
  2. Deafness
  3. Epilepsy
  4. Cerebral Palsy
  5. Multiple Sclerosis
  6. Muscular Dystrohpy
  7. Down's Syndrome
  8. Spina Bifida
  9. Polio
  10. Scoliosis
  11. Arthritis
  12. Learning Disabilities
  13. Speech/ Language Impairments
  14. Depression
  15. Tourette's Syndrome
  16. Obsessive/ Compulsive Disorder
  17. Eating Disorders
  18. Spinal injuries

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A. What are the causes of this disablility?

B. How does this disability affect a person? How does it "show itself" in an afflicted person?

C. What kinds of accommodations can be made that can improve the life of a person affected with this disability?

D. What are some of the current medical approaches for helping a person affected by this disability?

E. What else have you learned about this disability that you did not know before?

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You will be graded on:

10 notecards per person = 25 pts

3 source cards for the group = 25 pts

  • at least 1 Internet source
  • at least one hard copy/library source

1 visual aid per person = 25 pts

5 minute presentation = 25 pts

 

Disabilities Research Project Rubric

Presentation:

It should be evident that you are well-prepared to present your project to the class. This includes having rehearsed it beforehand. You will be evaluated on your informational aspects, apparent effort, participation, and overall presentation quality.

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hastily put together, little informative aspects, poor effort, unequal participation
little preparation, somewhat informative, below avg. effort, unequal participation
prepared & informative, avg. effort, avg. participation
well-prepared, very informative, very good effort, good participation
excellent preparation, very informative, excellent participation, excellent effort

Visual Aid:

Your visual aid should be creative and informative. It does not have to be limited to poster form and it should help your classmates understand your topic even better.

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sloppy, no effort, does not effectively contribute to topic
below avg. effort, contribute somewhat to topic
avg. effort, connects well to topic
well done, good effort, does a nice job of relating topic
excellent effort, conveys main topic very well

Notecards & Source Cards:

Your notecard grade will be based on how much information you have researched and how well you have organized, paraphrased, and summarized it. Notecards should also follow the standard MLA format (like a research paper). Your source cards should also follow MLA standards for bibliographical entries.

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<7 notecards, not properly cited, does not follow MLA standard format, info not efficiently organized
<7 notecards, not properly cited, loosely follows MLA format, info somewhat organized
7-8 notecards, properly cited, follows MLA format, info is adequately organized
10 notecards, properly cited, follows MLA format, info well organized
10+ notecards, properly cited, excellent organization, very good effort

Total points presentation: _____ X 5 = _____/ 25
Total points visual aid: _____ X 5 = _____/ 25
Total points note/source cards: _____ X 10 = _____/ 50
Total overall points: _____/ 100

Content Outcomes: 7, 8, 9, 12
Process Outcomes: 16, 18, 19

 

 

 

 


 


 
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