A Sampling of Student Project Topics
A recent treasure trove of projects revealed: • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A resourceful depression-era woman confronting an alcoholic husband. A one-time basketball star who now lives on the street as a drug addict. A family reflecting about the race riots in their Midwestern neighborhood in the sixties. A man who was separated from his siblings and grew up in an orphanage. A Lithuanian community protesting religious freedom by covering a hill with crucifixes. A first responder suffering from mercury inhaled while helping after 9-11. A fearful American bride during a military coup in the Philippines. A lawyer from a small town whose bank was robbed by Al Capone. A family friend who assisted with a transnational adoption. A dispute between two fast food chicken franchises. An organ donor recipient notified during a remote camping trip. A ghostly visitor believed to appear at a mysterious crime scene. A pair of runaway circus elephants in a rural cornfield. A traditional family picnic held at gravesite. Dr. Nancy Mack Multigenre Research Projects: Multifaceted, Multipurpose Writing Assignments Teachers College Press