Unit8:Lesson12:CulminatingAssessment

Author:SerenaMaybeeReneePoland
Datecreated:07/06/20151:54PMEDTDatemodified:07/13/20152:42PMEDT

R,W,L,S,V
Subject(s)

LanguageArts(English)

Grade/Level

Grade11

ContentArea(s)

Overview:
Writea500wordreflectiveessaythatexaminesaperiodoftimeinyourlifewhenoneofyourbeliefswasseriouslychallengedbyanevent,a
person,apieceofreading,anaccident,orsomeotherevent,andunderwentchange.Studenttopicswillvarywidely,buttheteachermay
directthemtoconsidertheessentialquestionswhenbrainstorming.TheStepsdetailawritingprocessthatteacherswilladapttofittheir
practiceandpopulation.
(AdaptedfromPersepolisUnitPortlandCitySchools,DavidBarringer)

Standards

USACommonCoreStateStandards(June2010)
Subject:EnglishLanguageArts&LiteracyinHistory/SocialStudies,Science,andTechnicalSubjects
Grade:Grades1112students:
ContentArea:EnglishLanguageArts
Strand:WritingStandards
Domain:TextTypesandPurposes
Standard:
3.Writenarrativestodeveloprealorimaginedexperiencesoreventsusingeffectivetechnique,wellchosen
details,andwellstructuredeventsequences.
a.Engageandorientthereaderbysettingoutaproblem,situation,orobservationanditssignificance,
establishingoneormultiplepoint(s)ofview,andintroducinganarratorand/orcharacterscreateasmooth
progressionofexperiencesorevents.
b.Usenarrativetechniques,suchasdialogue,pacing,description,reflection,andmultipleplotlines,todevelop
experiences,events,and/orcharacters.
c.Useavarietyoftechniquestosequenceeventssothattheybuildononeanothertocreateacoherentwhole
andbuildtowardaparticulartoneandoutcome(e.g.,asenseofmystery,suspense,growth,orresolution).
d.Useprecisewordsandphrases,tellingdetails,andsensorylanguagetoconveyavividpictureofthe
experiences,events,setting,and/orcharacters.
e.Provideaconclusionthatfollowsfromandreflectsonwhatisexperienced,observed,orresolvedoverthe
courseofthenarrative.
Domain:ProductionandDistributionofWriting
Standard:
4.Produceclearandcoherentwritinginwhichthedevelopment,organization,andstyleareappropriateto
task,purpose,andaudience.(Gradespecificexpectationsforwritingtypesaredefinedinstandards13
above.)
Standard:
5.Developandstrengthenwritingasneededbyplanning,revising,editing,rewriting,ortryinganewapproach,
focusingonaddressingwhatismostsignificantforaspecificpurposeandaudience.(Editingforconventions
shoulddemonstratecommandofLanguagestandards13uptoandincludinggrades1112onpage54.)

Unit

Unit8:AFocusedApplicationPersepolis

LearningObjectives

Aftercompletingthelesson,thestudentwillbeableto:
drawparallelsbetweenPersepolisandapersonalevent
useagraphicnovelasinspirationforarepresentativepieceaboutapersonalevent
comparetheexperiencesofanarrativecharactertohisorherownlife
generateideasandplansforwritingbyusingthewritingprocess
composeareflectiveessay

NCStandardCourseofStudy
StudentActivities&
Procedure

AddressingEssentialQuestion(s):
Howisourunderstandingofsocietyandcultureconstructed?
Howarestereotypesconstructedanddeconstructed?
Howarechildrenandyoungadultsaffectedbyaculturalrevolution?
Howdoculturesradicalizepeople?

Steps/Procedures:
Theteachercanintroducetheconceptbytellingastoryfromherownlife.Studentsoftenrespondwelltoopensharingofanadults
formativeexperiences.

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Studentsbrainstormindividually(UsingTopicBank/GraphicOrganizerUnits17)

Groupbrainstorm:Tostimulatemoreideasstudentssharequicksummariesorexamplesofmomentswheretheirbeliefswere
challengedandchanged.Theteacherorastudentrecordsadescriptivephraseontheblackboardortheoverheadprojector.

ElementsofFiction:Theteachercanintroduceorreinforcetheseelementsoffictionthatenlivenstorytellinginapowerpoint:
1.Dialogue:Givethecharactersinthestoryuniquevoicesandusedialoguetomovethestoryalongratherthanjusttell
aboutevents.
2.Blocking:Wherearethecharactersandwhataretheydoingwhiletheyarespeaking.
3.InteriorMonologue:Whatarethecharactersthoughtsandfeelingswhilethedialogueandactionarehappening?
4.SettingDescription:Usemany5sensedetailstomaketheplaceandtimeseemreal.
5.CharacterDescription:Bodies,faces,clothes,actions,habits,backgrounds
6.FigurativeLanguagemetaphorsandsimiles:Thesearefamiliarinpoetrybutcanalsostrengthennarrativeandessay
writing.
7.Flashback:Thisisnotnecessaryineverypiece,butcanhelpgivebackgroundonacharacter.
8.SceneandSummary:Muchpersonalnarrativeissummaryrenderingaquicksketchofwhathashappened.Howeverby
goingbacktosupplymoredetailyoucancreateascenetriggerthatmentalmovieinthereadershead.Showdonttell.

GuidedVisualization:Havestudentsrelaxwithheadsdownandeyesclosedinaquietdarkenedclassroom.Inasoftvoicethe
teacherinvitesthestudentstopicturetheeventintheirmindseye,tocreatemoviesintheirheads.Saythingslike:Imaginetheroom
wherethishappened.Whatisthelightlike?Whatcolorarethewalls?Whatdoyouhear?Whatdidsomeonesay?Theideaisto
bringupasmanysights,sounds,smells,andtastesaspossibletogivetheeventvividdetail.

Drafting:Studentsshouldcomeoutofthevisualizationreadytowrite.Writequicklyandsteadilywithlittleattentiontospellingand
othermechanicsatthispoint.Writeasiftellingastorytoafriend.

Revision:SeestepsfromWritingCoach(Unit17)

Editing/Proofreading:HavestudentsrevisetheirdraftusingWritingCoach,writingrubric,andgroupknowledgetobringtogetherall
mattersofspelling,punctuation,capitalization,grammar,andusageandproduceapublicationreadypaper.

Resources/Materials

TheElementsofFictionOnlinePresentation
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/litelements/overview/

Exceptionalities

Visualoption:Avisualrepresentation(picture,collage,newcoverartidea)accompaniedbyanexplanation(250words)

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Dramaticoption:Awrittenscriptandactedmonologueordialoguebasedonthetext(optionalCollaborativeProject)
Assessment

CulminatingAssessmentScoringGuide:Persepolis
PriorityStandard

65
Exceeds

43
Meets
Generallyvaried
sentencepatternsoften
usedtoestablish
emphasis,control
pacing,andtorevealthe
writersvoice.

21
DoesNotYetMeet

Variationinsentence
structure,length,
beginningsaddsinterest
tothetext.

Score:______

Sentencestructureis
effectivelyvariedto
establishemphasis,to
controlpacing,andto
revealthewritersvoice.

Revealthesignificance
of,thesubjectand
events.

Score:______

Eveninthisshort
Thenarrativerevealsa
narrative,thereisa
personalsignificancefor
senseofwritingtobe
thesubjectandevents.
readandprofoundinsight
intothesignificanceof
thesubjectandevents.

Littleornoexplorationof
thesignificanceofthe
subjectorevents.

Developacommonplace
specificoccasionasthe
basisforthereflection.
Score:______

Establishesabelievable
andmeaningfuloccasion
toillustratetheeye
openingexperience.
Demonstratesan
effectivebalanceofscene
andsummary.

Atthispointthenarrative
ismainlyanexplanation
ofwhatwaslearned.
Thereislittlecontext
givenfortheeyeopening
experience.

Thereisacommonplace
occasionappropriately
detailedwithscene
writing.

Thereislittleorno
variationinsentence
structure.

Rubrics:
1. WritingRubric

Reflection&DiscussionNotes

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