This project is designed for student choice and assesses reading, writing, speaking, and language standards as well as 21st Century skills. There are two options: 1. How does war forever change a soldier's life? 2. How can you show an appreciation for soldiers? There is a list of texts that I use for students who choose this topic, and everything is hyperlinked. This product includes an editable version of each projectwith rubrics. The rubric is competency-based, but it could easily be changed t