text: The preparatory nature of these summer assignments should automatically align them with a specifically and prefessionally crafted topic and rubric that pertains to the curriculum of the course. However, if these projects were to be created by students, there would still be a beneficial yield. Students would receive a chance to demonstrate their knowledge of the material before the start of the year, and then measure their progress, all while having the freedom of choice to determine which topic they would like to research or work on. This method, however, could lead to sloppiness and the lack of thorough and detailed work regarding their own created prompt. Students would also lack a rubric to use to outline and detail the expectations of the instructor.