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Students respond analytically to literary text.

Students respond analytically to literary text.

Write an essay of theme. The theme must be based on an interpretation of literary an essential question from your mind-map.

A handbill or poster recruiting migrants to migrate to California for work. Useful for units on The Great Depression.

A rubric for grading mind maps created by students as they brainstorm subtopics for a research project.

You will demonstrate your ability to give clear and concise directions on how to do somethings. You will also be graded on your ability to properly outline/write your speech out.

This rubric assesses the student's ability to analyze an essential question from the Novel "Speak." Due 12/18

Students will compose a 3-5 (Double-spaced, Times New Roman, typed essay) that explores on of the essential themes in The Crucible: Fear, Privacy, Choice, Power. Students will explore how the Author depicts these themes through the actions of the characters. Students will support their claims with quotations from the text. Due Friday, Dec 21st 2012

Students are assessed on their ability to to write a scene for a play or a chapter from a short-story that reflects on one of the essential themes of The Crucible: Fear, Privacy, Choice, or Power. Students will write a script (typed), a poster, and a storyboard for their scene. Due Friday, December 21st 2012

You will create a Glogster poster to demonstrate understanding on essential question based on our four themes: Fear, Public/Private, Character Choices, and Power. You will select one of these themes and create a Glogster poster based on that theme. This will be posted on the website for sharing. Due Thursday 12/13

The purpose of this rubric is to allow the younger student to know what the expectations are for writing a comparing/contrasting essay. The student will compare and contrast the book Charlotte's Web to the movie of the same name. In preparation for this assignment, the student will have had instruction in the writing process, sentence structure, capitalization, end marks, specific vocabulary words, read the book and viewed the movie. Students will also have had instruction using technology i.e., word processing and power point. This can also be used for older students who lack the appropriate skills to write this type of essay.

After reading the book, write a script interviewing one of the characters from the book. The final project may include more than one person, may be videotaped, or performed live. If live, be sure to practice as the other person's performance will be included in your score. Ask 10 questions to help the audience understand the book. Answer the questions in script. Perform the interview using 1 or more people.

Final Draft Due Wednesday 10/17/12

This grading scale will be used for the Grapes of Wrath concept-mapping project.

Project inspired by the themes and essential questions in the novel "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

The students will be making a timeline of the plot, setting, and characters in a fictional novel.

The students will be making a timeline of the plot, setting, and characters in a fictional novel.