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CASE STUDY OF SUCCESS
You will conduct research using social science research methods, to determine how an adult in your community has succeeded in
achieving a goal.
1. Select a successful individual who you are interested in studying. This individual will be the subject of your research: (e.g. an
athlete, a business owner, a public figure, a teacher, etc…)
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2. Now ask a specific research question about the achievement of goals.
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3. Design an interview consisting of a few open-ended questions that will get the data needed to answer the research question.
Include questions about long-term goals and short-term goals, ensuring goals are SMART, and overcoming obstacles.
*(Attach your questions to this page for submission. Your questions must be approved by your teacher before moving on to the next
step.)
4. Arrange a time when you can meet or talk to (over the phone, e-mail) the subject of your study. Plan how you will record your
answers before you conduct the interview.
*(Your parents and/or guardians must be aware of your plans and must sing the permission form attached before you continue with
your interview).
5. Organize your data so that you can compare, summarize, and analyse the data.
6. Compare your data to what you have learned about setting and achieving goals.
7. Write a brief, three-paragraph case study about your subject in which you describe how the subject of your interview succeeded.
Include in your report:
Introduction of subject and her/his goal
Method (how you gathered your data)
Evidence from your interview
Your comparison with what you have learned in class
Conclusion (how the individual’s success story can help others)
Add an interesting title to your report
LEVEL 4 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 1
Knowledge / You have fully described You have mostly You have somewhat described You have limitedly described
Understanding how an individual achieved described how an how an individual achieved a how an individual achieved a
a personal goal. individual achieved a personal goal. personal goal.
/20 personal goal.
Thinking / You asked very well You asked well You asked moderately You asked poorly formulated
Inquiry formulated questions that formulated questions that formulated questions that would questions that would not gather
would gather the data would gather the data gather some of the data the data required.
required. required. required. You have limitedly described
You have fully described the You have mostly You have somewhat described the long-term goal and short-
long-term goal and specific described the long-term the long-term goal and short- term goals.
/20 short-term goals. goal and specific short- term goals. You have limitedly analysed
You have fully and term goals. You have somewhat analysed how the individual overcame
thoroughly analysed how You have mostly how the individual overcame obstacles to achieve the goal
the individual overcame analysed how the obstacles to achieve the goal but more info is needed.
obstacles to achieve the individual overcame but more info is needed.
goal. obstacles to achieve the
goal.
Communication You have used the You have used the You have used some You have used little vocabulary
vocabulary of SMART goals vocabulary of SMART vocabulary learned in class in learned in class in your
in your analysis. goals in your analysis. your analysis. analysis.
/20 Your case study is very well- Your case study is well- Your case study is moderately Your case study is written with
written with no errors in written with few errors in written with some errors in limited organization and with
spelling and grammar. spelling and grammar. spelling and grammar. many errors in spelling and
grammar.
Application You have very successfully You have successfully You have moderately analysed You have limitedly analysed
analysed how the individual analysed how the how the individual was how the individual was
was successful in achieving individual was successful successful in achieving a successful in achieving a
a personal goal. in achieving a personal personal goal but a bit more info personal goal, more info is
/20 You have written a very goal. is needed in order to fully needed in order to fully
interesting case study. You have written an understand. understand.
interesting case study. You have written fairly More detail is needed to make
interesting case study. your case study more
interesting.
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