Unit Assessments

2
3

Diagnostic
Assessments
Boot Activity
(1a Lesson 1)
Introduce
Fiction Piece (1b
Lesson 3)
Pre-Reading (2a
Lesson 4)
Examining the
Memoir (3a
Lesson 6)
Noticing
Patterns (4a
Lesson 2)

Boot Activity
(6a Lesson 1)

7
8

Pre-Reading (9b
Lesson 4)
Word Choice in
Memoir (9c
Lesson 5)

Formative
Assessments
Review of
Memoirs (1a
Lesson 5)

Summative
Assessments
Memoir 1a
Fiction Piece
1a, 1b

Choice Chart
(2a Lesson 4)
Read Aloud (3a
Lesson 2)
Workshop Time
(3b Lesson 7,
Lesson 8)
Picking a Topic
(4a Lesson 6)

Memoir 2a

Sharing Fiction
Pieces (5b
Lesson 5)
Workshop Time
(5b Lesson 7,
Lesson 8)
Workshop Time
(6b Lesson 3)
Picking a Topic
(8a Lesson 6)
Workshop Time
(8a Lesson 7,
Lesson 8)
Choice Chart
(9a-Lesson 2)
Why A Butterfly
(9a Lesson 2)
Choice Chart
(9b Lesson 4)
Review of
Memoirs (9c
Lesson 5)

Unit Grading

Memoir 3a, 3b

Memoir 4a
Memoir 5a, 5b

Memoir 6a, 6b
Memoir - 7
Memoir 8a

Memoir 9a,
9b, 9c

25% - Memoir
Proficient
5-4

Approaching Proficiency
3-2

Need
1-0

The elements of
memoir:
Did you include the 5
elements of memoir?
(Truth, theme, voice,
first person, answers?)

All 5 elements are

included.

Some elements are

included.

Less t
includ

Content:
Did you include your 6
word memoir? Did you
include your in
progress memoirs? Did
you include your
rationale for your word
cuts?

6 word memoir is
included along with in
progress memoirs. Also
included the rationale
for the word cuts.

Included 2/3 of the

content requirements, but
is missing one: (I would
then fill in what the
person is missing here)

Only
requir
is mis

Mechanics:
Is your punctuation
correct?

0-1 punctuation
mistakes

2-4 punctuation mistakes

5+ pu

Reflection:
Did you include the
journal entry that
inspired the memoir?
Did you include the
reflection?

Included both journal

entry and reflection.

Is missing either journal

entry or the reflection.

Did n
entry

25% - Short Fiction Piece

Proficient
5-4
Explanation

Includes full
explanation of
what important

Approaching
Proficiency
3-2
Includes some
explanation of
what word

Needs Work
1-0
Includes little to
no explanation
of what word

Word Choice

Correct parts of
speech usage

word choices
they made and
what emotion
they were
appealing to.
Clearly
connects word
choice to the
emotion they
were writing to.
Is clear what
emotion the
reader should
feel.
Correct uses all
nouns, verbs,
adjectives, and
adverbs.

choices they
made and what
emotion they
were appealing
to.
Somewhat
connects word
choice to the
emotion they
were writing to.
Might be
unclear what
emotion the
reader should
feel.
Correctly uses
most nouns,
verbs,
adjectives, and
adverbs.

choices they
made and what
emotion they
were appealing
to.
Does not
connect word
choice to the
emotion they
were writing to.
Is unclear what
emotion they
wanted the
reader to feel.
Misuses many
nouns, verbs,
adjectives, and
adverbs.

15% - Journals
Graded on a check list:
All journals present
Length is present
States prompt and date
If one of the above is missing, they will be docked 2 points. Each
journal entry will be worth equal points adding up to 15%.
25% - Class Activities
Graded on a checklist as well. All class activities will be collected and
graded based on how many class activities there are. All class activities
have the same point value and will be added up to 25%.
10% - Timeliness
If each assignment is turned in on time, they get the full 10%.
Otherwise, they will not get the full 10%.