Final Project Milestone: Final Draft of Timeline (MUSC-1236_David Baker) | Julie Swindler

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Purpose

Throughout the semester you have studied jazz history and built a timeline showing significant eras, events, places, and people. You have reviewed a brief breakdown of jazz history, examined the structure of a jazz performance, and watched videos on specific eras, people, places, and events. You have been given specific items to add to your timeline, and you have added things that feel most impactful from your perspective. This project allows you to demonstrate that you understand the basic timeline of jazz history and can identify what, to you, is most significant in its development.

Task

Instead of a final exam, you will submit your Final Timeline Project.

Instructions

  1. Implement the meaningful feedback you received on your Final Project Rough Draft.

  2. Add any additional entries to your timeline (those required and those of your choosing).

  3. Check your entries.

    1. Do you have all 26 required entries? (See the Required Entries list below.)

    2. Did you add at least 2 dates, events, or people of your choice from the 6 eras listed in the "Your Choice" Entries? (12 total)

    3. Do you have at least 38 entries in all?

  4. Include a minimum 2-3 sentence explanation for each of the "your choice" timeline entries

    1. Significance, how it is relevant to the scope of jazz history, the impact, etc.

  5. Polish your timeline. It should look professional.

  6. Check your bibliography.

    1. Is it accurate?

    2. Is it consistent?

    3. Do you have at least 12 references?

  7. Check your in-text citations.

    1. Are there at least 38?

    2. Is the citation format consistent?

    3. Do you cite all 12 references?

      1. Note: You might cite a single reference multiple times, but make sure you've got at least one citation from every reference in your bibliography.

Required Entries

  • Founding of New Orleans
  • Louisiana Purchase
  • Congo Square
  • Plessy v. Ferguson
  • "Storyville"
  • First recording of jazz
  • Louis Armstrong
  • Hot 5/Hot 7 recordings
  • Prohibition
  • The Great Depression
  • Great Migration
  • World War I
  • Benny Goodman
  • Benny Goodman's performance at the Palomar Ballroom
  • Count Basie
  • Duke Ellington
  • Black, Brown, and Beige Suite
  • Duke Ellington at Newport
  • Charlie Parker
  • Dizzy Gillespie
  • World War II
  • Miles Davis
  • John Coltrane
  • Birth of the Cool
  • Kind of Blue
  • Bitches Brew

"Your Choice" Entries

  • 2 or more dates, events, or people of your choice from each of the following categories:
    • New Orleans
    • The Jazz Era (ca. 1915-1933)
    • Swing Era (ca. 1933-1945)
    • Bebop Era (ca. 1945-1955)
    • Post-Bop Era (ca. 1950-1969)
    • Post-1970s Jazz

Criteria

Grading specifications are outlined in the attached rubric. The grade breakdown is as follows:

  • 124+ points = A+
  • 111 to 123 points = A
  • 100 to 110 points = B
  • 87 to 99 points = C
  • 75 to 86 points = D
  • 0 to 74 points = F

Here is an example of a portion of a timeline:

Final Project Timeline Entry Example

 

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Quantity of Content
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75 pts
Exceptional Work
All required dates included (total of 26). Three or more dates/events/people of the student's choosing for the following categories (minimum of 12). Four+ sentences accompanying each entry chosen by the student describing its importance to the timeline of jazz history with relevant supporting information. Citations are included. (minimum of 24 sentences, 12 citations)
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75 to >67.0 pts
Sufficient Work
All required dates included (24-25/26). A minimum of 2 dates/events/people of the student's choosing for the following categories (total of 12). Two to three sentences accompanying each entry chosen by the student describing its importance to the timeline of jazz history with relevant supporting information. Citations are included. (minimum of 24 sentences, 12 citations).
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67 to >53.0 pts
Needs Some Improvement
Some required dates included (19-23/26). Only 1-2 dates/events/people of the student's choosing for some of the following categories (8-10/12). Only 1-2 sentences accompanying each entry chosen by the student describing its importance to the timeline of jazz history with relevant supporting information. Citations are sometimes included. (17-20/24 sentences, 8-10/12 citations).
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53 to >14.0 pts
Needs Major Improvement
Few required dates included (5-18/26). Few dates/events/people of the student's choosing for the following categories (2-5/12). Occasional sentences accompanying each entry chosen by the student describing its importance to the timeline of jazz history with little supporting information. Citations are rarely included. (6-11/24 sentences, 1-5/12 citations).
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14 to >0 pts
Unacceptable Work
Very few required dates included (0-4/26). Almost no dates/events/people of the student's choosing for the following categories (0-1/12). Few to no sentences accompanying each entry chosen by the student describing its importance to the timeline of jazz history with little to no supporting information. Citations are not included. (0-5/24 sentences, 0/12 citations)
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75 pts
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Quality of Content
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12 pts
Exceptional Work
Entries chosen by student explain with exceptional detail why the person/event/or place was chosen, how it is relevant to the overall scope of jazz history, what the impact of the entry potentially was, and/or what events led to, or came after this entry. (minimum of 12 points, more than 12 entries will be weighted higher)
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12 to >10.0 pts
Sufficient Work
Entries chosen by student adequately explain why the person/event/or place was chosen, how it is relevant to the overall scope of jazz history, what the impact of the entry potentially was, and/or what events led to, or came after this entry. (minimum of 12 points)
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10 to >9.0 pts
Needs Some Improvement
Entries chosen by student moderately explain why the person/event/or place was chosen, how it is relevant to the overall scope of jazz history, what the impact of the entry potentially was, and/or what events led to, or came after this entry. (9-10/12 points)
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9 to >3.0 pts
Needs Major Improvement
Entries chosen by student inadequately explain why the person/event/or place was chosen, how it is relevant to the overall scope of jazz history, what the impact of the entry potentially was, and/or what events led to, or came after this entry. (3-7/12 points)
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3 to >0 pts
Unacceptable Work
Entries chosen by student fail to explain why the person/event/or place was chosen, how it is relevant to the overall scope of jazz history, what the impact of the entry potentially was, and/or what events led to, or came after this entry. (0-2/12 points)
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12 pts
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Quality of Presentation
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13 pts
Exceptional Work
The format of the timeline presentation is beyond clear, organized, and thoughtfully produced. (5 points) Edits seem to be appropriately made to create a polished final product. (3 points) The project appears to be of a professional quality. (5 points)
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13 to >10.0 pts
Sufficient Work
The format of the timeline presentation is largely clear, organized, and thoughtfully produced. (4/5 points) Edits seem to be appropriately made to create a polished final product. (2-3 points) The project appears to be of an acceptable quality. (4/5 points)
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10 to >8.0 pts
Needs Some Improvement
The format of the timeline presentation is sometimes clear, organized, and thoughtfully produced.  (3/5 points) Edits seem to be occasionally made to create a polished final product. (2/3 points) The project appears to be of a mediocre quality. (3/5 points)
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8 to >3.0 pts
Needs Major Improvement
The format of the timeline presentation is rarely clear, organized, and thoughtfully produced.  (1-2/5 points) Edits seem to be rarely if ever made to create a polished final product. (1 point) The project appears to be of a substandard quality. (1-2/5 points)
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3 to >0 pts
Unacceptable Work
The format of the timeline presentation is not clear, organized, or thoughtfully produced.  (0/5 points) Edits were never made to create a polished final product. (0 points) The project appears to be of an unacceptable quality. (0/5 points)
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13 pts
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Bibliography and Citations
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24 to >22.0 pts
Exceptional Work
References are clearly presented and follow a consistent style guide. (minimum of 12 points, 1 per student entry) At least 38 citations within the timeline. Citations are formatted appropriately within the text. All modules used are cited (minimum of modules 5-14). Each video used from Ken Burns' Jazz is cited. Footnotes/Parenthetical Citations/Subtitles are used in presentation for all information used.
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22 to >16.0 pts
Sufficient Work
References are mostly presented clearly and seem to follow a consistent style guide. (8-11/12 points) Most material is cited appropriately. (8-11/12 points) Most modules used are cited. (80-99%) Most videos used from Ken Burns' Jazz are cited. (80-99%) Footnotes/Parenthetical Citations/Subtitles are used in presentation for most information used. (80-99%)
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16 to >12.0 pts
Needs Some Improvement
References are presented somewhat clearly and seem to follow a somewhat consistent style guide. (6-7/12 points) Some material is cited appropriately. (6-7/12 points) Some modules used are cited. (50-79%) Some videos used from Ken Burns' Jazz are cited. (50-79%) Footnotes/Parenthetical Citations/Subtitles are used in presentation for some information used. (50-79%)
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12 to >4.0 pts
Needs Major Improvement
References are rarely presented clearly and rarely follow a consistent style guide. (2-5/12 points) Little material is cited appropriately. (2-5/12 points) Few modules used are cited. (1-49%) Few videos used from Ken Burns' Jazz are cited. (1-49%) Footnotes/Parenthetical Citations/Subtitles are rarely used in presentation for information used. (1-49%)
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4 to >0 pts
Unacceptable Work
References are never presented clearly and do not follow a consistent style guide. (0-1/12 points) No material is cited appropriately. (0-1/12 points) No modules used are cited. (0%) No videos used from Ken Burns' Jazz are cited. (0%) Footnotes/Parenthetical Citations/Subtitles are never used in presentation for information used. (0%)
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24 pts
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Total Points: 124 out of 124