Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Wednesday May 11, 2016

English 9- Today I rolled out the final writing prompt and expectations for Quarter 4. Here is the information I shared today:


For your final writing assessment, you are going to become an expert on the theme of a single section in Part Two. You will write a type 3 essay with the outline completely finished AND USED AS A REVISION.
To be proficient, you must demonstrate your ability to identify topic and theme, and support your theme with evidence from the text. The outline will be due Monday May 16. Final draft is due Thursday May 19. Absolutely no exceptions on the final due date.
Here is what the outline looks like:

Name________________

4th Quarter Final Writing Prompt (Summative):
Type 3 (skip lines, please!)

Analyze theme in a section of your choice from part two of The Odyssey.  Discuss the theme and support it with at least 3 pieces of evidence from the text.

FCA’s (Focus areas)
1. Theme clearly identified and critiqued
2. Use at least 3 quotes from the text
3. Use “says, means, matters” to analyze quotes

Outline
Introduction (Start with topic sentence, explain what you are writing about, identify your theme):



Text evidence number one to support theme:


Means:


Matters:


Text evidence number two to support theme:


Means:


Matters:


Text evidence number 3 to support theme:


Means:



Matters:



Conclusion (Re-state your theme the most important insight you wrote about):






English 10- Here are the links for the pictures for the final writing assignment:



http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/depression/photoessay.htm

Here are the expectations for the final writing assessment:


English 10 Q4 Writing Common Performance Task

Colorado Standards Addressed:
      3.1.a. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences
      3.1.i. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.


 Common Writing Performance Task: Select one of the image options. Write a description from the perspective of one of the subjects in the image. Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and imagery to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting and/or character.  Here are the links to the pictures:

http://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/pictures/soup-kitchens-and-breadlines/detail-showing-poor-figures-from-by-george-segal

http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/depression/photoessay.htm


Advanced
In addition to proficient performance, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond what was taught.
Proficient
     Explain, generalize, or connect ideas using well-chosen details and event sequences
     Write multi-paragraph composition for specific purpose, focus, voice, tone & audience
     Apply purposeful and effective narrative techniques (e.g. dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, multiple plot lines) and text organization/structure to composing a full composition ƒ
Partially Proficient
Recognize and use academic vocabulary specific to the task:
Literary elements, narrative techniques, plot terms
     Literary elements are observable in the text (e.g., you include characters, setting, problem-solution, conflict, etc.)
     Describe/explain who, what where, when, or how
     Apply narrative techniques and text structures that are appropriate to audience and purpose
Unsatisfactory
*Does not meet minimum requirements even with help.

Additional expectations:
     Your narrative must be typed and printed following standard formatting procedures. (12 or 11 point font, double or single spaced. Minimum of 500 words.


     You will annotate your own narrative, explaining where you made purposeful decisions around the techniques you used to craft your writing. Your narrative must be annotated to receive proficient credit for using techniques/structures. 


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