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IndependentReadingSummativeAssignment*English11Bradley
Duedate:May29,2015Objectives:
Toshowknowledgeandunderstandingofanindependentlychosennovel. Toshowawarenessofthewaysinwhichtheproductionandreceptionoftextscontribute
totheirmeaning Toevaluateconflictingviewpointswithinandaboutparticularliterarytexts Toanalyzethestyle,registerandstructureofatext Touseelementsfromanoveltoproducenewmedia
TheProduct:PleasechooseoneofthesepossibleideasforaprojectwhichwillbecompletedonMay29,2015.Allessays,whenapplicable,willbebetween6001,000wordsinlength.
Creatingamovieproductionofyournovel.Thiswouldincludeamovietrailerandanessayinwhichyouchoosewhichactors/actresseswouldplaytherolesofthecharactersinyournovel.Thereshouldbeanessaywithanexplanationforwhyyouwouldcastaparticularactor/actressbasedonevidencefoundinthebook.Thisoptioncanbecollaborativewithoneotherstudent.
Creatingamovieproductionofyournovel#2.Choosetensongstosetamoviescoretoparticularscenesinthenovel.Pleasemakesuretoexplaininanessayhoweachofthesongsfitthatparticularscene.
Creatingagraphicnoveladaptationofyourindependentreading.Thisoptionwouldhavea20panelgraphicnovelcreatedthatwouldeithersummarizetheclimacticscenefromyournovelortheentirenovel.Thisprojectwillbegradednotonlyonthequalityofthedialogueanddescriptiveboxes,butalsotheartworkitself.Youmayusecomputergraphicdesigntoassistyouwiththisproject.
Completeanoriginalworkofart(dance,song,painting,etc)thathasbeeninspiredbythereadingofthisnovel.Inyouressay,explainhowthisnovelinspiredyouroriginalpieceofart.
UsingStorify,pleaseplacetenwebsitesthateachofyourmaincharacterswouldhavevisitediftheywerebrowsingtheweb.Inyouressay,explainwhytheywouldbelookingatthoseparticularwebsites.(Pleasemakesurethatthewebsitestheywouldvisitwouldfittheschoolstechnologystandards.)
Rewritingthestory.Youwillneedtowriteanessayexplaininghowyouwouldrewritethisnovelusingspecificscenesfromthenovelandgivingexplanationsastowhyyourrewritewouldimprovethisnovel.Thisessaywillneedtobe1,0001,500wordslong.
Turnthenovelyoureadintoachildren'sstorybyretellingtheplotinasimplewaywithvocabularyappropriateforyoungsters.Makesureyourcreationlookslikeachildren'sbook,completewithahardcover,anappealingbookjacketwiththetitleandauthor,andcolorfulillustrationsaboveandbelowyourwriting.DONOTuselinedpaper,andmakesureallwritingiseithertypedorwrittenneatlywithablackmarker.Yourchildren'sbookshouldbe1215pagesinlengthandcapturethekeyelementsofthenovel.
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SupposethemajorcharactersfromthenovelyoureadareguestsonaTVtalkshowlike
RickiLake,Oprah,orMontelWilliams,onlyyouarethehost.Developa"hot"topicwhichthesecharacterscanallrelateto(ex:forThePrincessBrideyoucoulduse,"Myhusbandtriedtokillme").Youmaywanttoevenincludetheauthorasoneofyourguestsorperhapsacounselorwhocangiveadvicetoeachcharacter.Gatheryourfriendstotakeontheserolesandtapetheshow"live"onvideo.Remembertoadviseyourfriendstostayinrole.Besuretohaveathemesongtogowithyourshowandmentionthetopicforyourprogram.Youwillalsoneedtointroduceeachcharacterandaskprobingquestionsthatrevealwhohe/sheis,howhe/sheisrelatedtotheothercharacter(s),his/herbeliefs,motivations(reasonsfordoingcertainactions),andanythingelseofimportancetoyourtopic.Besuretotakequestionsfromyouraudienceorcallers.Includeatleastonecommercialbreakinyourshow(allcommercial(s)mustsomehowrelatetothenovelyouread).Youarerequiredtowriteascriptandmakesureeachpersonwhoisinyourvideohasacopytostudy.Turnthescriptinwiththevideotape.57minutesinlength.Thisprojectcanbeacollaborationofuptofourstudents.
Othersuggestions?ApproachmeaboutasuggestionBEFOREyouwriteyourproposal.Step1CompleteproposalformApril30,2015
Belowpleasewriteashortessayof200300wordstellingmewhichnovelyouareusingandtheauthor,thetypeofproductyouareproducing,andwhyyoufeelthisproductandnovelwillbesuccessfulforyou.
Step2CreatingtheRubricMay8,2015Certainaspectsofthisprojectwillbestandardforallstudents,whileotherswillhavetobetailoredbyyouforyourproject.PleasecompletethreestandardsyouwishtobeevaluatedonthataredifferentthantheonesIamalreadyusing. Step3Writethepaperandpresenttheproject.FormattingGuidelines:
UseMLAformatforyourwrittentask(seepage8ofthisassignmentsheet). Atthebeginningofyouressay,copythequestionyoureanswering. YourtaskmustbewritteninEnglish. Youmustacknowledgeallsourcesyouuse,includingthetextthatyouareanalyzing.
Youreallyshouldntneedsecondarysources.*Note:Summativeassessmentreferstoassessmentthatsummarizeslearningattheendofaunit.Inotherwords,thisisourendofunitassessmentforIndependentReading.
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Step#1ProposalFormIndependentReadingSummativeAssignmentEnglish11Bradley
Question AnswerWhatisyourname?
DakotaKeating
Whatisthetitleofthetext/authoryouareusingasthebasisofyourproject?
TheGlassCastlebyJeannetteWalls
Writethetypeofprojectyouaredoingandthenamesofyourcollaboratorsifyouaredoingthisinagroup.
Childrensbook
Pleasewriteyouryourproposalhere.Makesureitincludes,whyyoufeelthisproductandnovelwillbesuccessfulforyou.
Creatingachildren'sbookforTheGlassCastlewillbemosteffectivebecauseofthedescriptivewordsinwhichJeannetteWallsuses.Throughoutthestoryasshedescribesherbizarrelifeshemakesiteasyforthereadertovisualizewhatishappening.IwillusevariousscenesthroughoutthebooktoshowJeannetteasshegrowsolderandwiser.SomescenesinwhichIwilluseare:hotdogfirescene,stars,andherjobatthejewelryshop.MediaIwillusetocreatemysketchbookchildren'sbookwillbeanassortmentofcoloredpencils,crayons,andsharpiemarkerstocreatevivideffectsthroughoutthescenes.ThemediaIwillusewillbemosteffectivecomparedtooilpastelsorpaintwhichcanbecomemessiertouse.IwillalsodiscusseachsceneoneachpagethroughoutmybookthatIcreated.IwillputmyopinioninthescenesthataremyfavoritefromTheGlassCastle.Frommydrawnpictures,Iwilldescribetheimportancethroughoutthestory.
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EssayRubricsCriteria Brillant Average NeedsImprovement
ProjectDescriptiontypedatthebeginningofyouressay
Yes,theprojectisretypedatthebeginningofyouressay.(5pts)
Thereisavaguereferencetotheprojectyoureanswering.(3pts)
Youdidnotincludetheprojectatthebeginningofyouressay.(0pts)
Understandingoftheproject
Clearlyunderstandstheprojectandaddressesallpartsofit.Responseisthorough,detailed,accurateandspecific.(10pts)
Someunderstandingoftheprojectaddressespartofit.Responseisontherighttrackbutsomewhatsuperficialorsometimesinaccurate.FeelslikeaSparkNotesjob.(6pts)
Lackofunderstandingoftheprojectdoesnotaddressprompt.Responseisvague,inaccurate,and/orextremelysuperficial.ClearlyaSparkNotesjob.(1pt)
Organization Strongintroduction,transitions,andconclusion.ThesisstatementfoundinthefirstparagraphConclusionsynthesizesideasanddoesnotintroducenewinformationLogicalsequenceofideaswithinandbetweenparagraphs.(5pts)
Adequateintroduction,transitions,andconclusion.Thesisstatementfoundlaterintheessay.Conclusionrestatesideasadequatesequenceofideas(3pts)
Missingorpoorintroduction,transitions,and/orconclusionnothesisstatementtobefoundEndsabruptlylackssenseofclosureideasareallovertheplacelacksfocusandsequence(1pt)
QuotationintegrationClickhereforavideotutorial!http://goo.gl/iA8BnI
Quotationsembeddedintoownsentencesextremelysmoothly.Quotationsdonotstandalone.Youneverrefertoquotationsasquotesorquotationsinyoursentences.(5pts)
Quotationsembeddedintopapersomewhatsmoothlystilltoomuchfillerlikeonpage35oryoucanseethisinthisquote.Yourefertoaquotationasaquoteorquotationonce.(3pts)
QuotationsplacedinpaperinaclunkymannerQuotationsstandaloneandarenotembeddedintoyourownsentencesYourefertoaquotationasaquoteorquotationmultipletimes.(1pt)(automaticzerointhiscategoryiftherearenoquotationsatall)
Sentencestructure/wordchoice/Conventions
Effectively uses variety of sentence types to create a smooth flow; Sentences are clear; Uses words correctly; effectively uses a varied, vivid vocabulary; finds the delicate balance between sounding sophisticated
Overallsmoothwritingsomeissuew/sentencestructure,buttheydontnecessarilyinterferewithmeaningAttempts to use a sophisticated vocabulary; may misuse words from time to
Issuesw/sentencestructureinterferewithmeaning Many words used incorrectly; vocabulary is bland OR too much purple prose; Limitedawarenessoforinconsistenttonemany
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and purple prose (5 pts) time (3 pts) grammarerrorsthatdistractfromthecontentofthepaper(1 pt)
Format(MLA)TimesNewRoman12DoublespacedMLAheadingHeaderw/page#Descriptivetitle(inadditiontothecopiedquestion)Margins(1or1.25inches)IntextcitationsWorkscitedpage
Zeroerrors(5pts)Seelastpageofthishandoutforsampleformat!
Twoerrors(3pts) Fourormoreerrors(1pt)
ProjectQualityandTimeonTask
Veryclearthatyouhaveputforthyourverybesteffortintheassignmentthroughyourpresentation.(10pts)
Clearthatyouspentsometimeonthisproject,butitwasnotapriorityoverotherthingsinyourlifelikesocialmedia.(6pts)
Looksandfeelslikearushjobtogetagradeinthegradebook.(1pt)
StudentRubric
Pleasefillinyourownrubricforcriteriayousetinthisassignment:
Criteria#1Neatness
Isitgoodenoughtobepublishedinthefinaldraftform?Picturesareneatandwritingislegible.(5pts)
Picturesandwritingsaredecentbutcouldusesomeworktomakethebookbetter.(3pts)
Picturesandwritingsaresloppyandneedsworks.Moreelaboratewithneatnessofthedrawings.(1pt)
Criteria#2Integrationbetweenbothbooks(Storyline)
ThebookeffectivelytellsJeannettesstorybetweenherbookandthechildrensbookwhilecreatingauniquestorylinetofollow.(5pts)
Thestorybetweenthetwobookslackscorrectness.(3pts)
ThestoryisnotfollowingJeannettesandneedsmoreworktoeffectivelyshowherstoryinapositivelife.(1pt)
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Criteria#3Appealingtochildren
Thebookappealstochildrenwiththestorylineandallthedrawings.Doesn'tscareorintimatechildreninanegativelight.(5pts)
Bookismostlygoodforchildren,needsmorebooktograbattentionofchildren.(3pts)
Thebookistoointimidatinganddoesntcapturechildren'sattention.Needsworktoimprovequality.(1pt)
IndependentReadingSummativeRubricConversion:
60=100 59=99 58=98 57=97 56=96 55=95
54=94 53=93 52=92 51=91 50=90 49=89
48=89 47=88 46=88 45=87 44=86 43=85
42=85 41=84 40=83 39=82 38=81 37=80
36=80 35=80 34=79 33=79 32=78 31=78
30=77 29=76 28=75 27=74 26=73 25=72
24=71 23=70 22=70 21=70 20=69 19=68
18=67 17=66 16=65 15=64 14=63 13=62
12=60 11=60 10=60 9=59 8=58 7=57
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DakotaKeating
Mr.Bradley
English11
5/21/15
TheGlassCastle
Turnthenovelyoureadintoachildren'sstorybyretellingtheplotinasimplewaywith
vocabularyappropriateforyoungsters.Makesureyourcreationlookslikeachildren'sbook,
completewithahardcover,anappealingbookjacketwiththetitleandauthor,andcolorful
illustrationsaboveandbelowyourwriting.DONOTuselinedpaper,andmakesureallwriting
iseithertypedorwrittenneatlywithablackmarker.Yourchildren'sbookshouldbe1215pages
inlengthandcapturethekeyelementsofthenovel.
TomosteffectivelyshowJeannetteWallslifeIcreatedachildrensbookwiththemain
ideaofthebookbeingthefocusofherfatherasarolemodel.BydoingthisIhaveshoweda
goodstorylinefromtheGlassCastleandalsosomethingkidscantakefrommycreationtobea
goodthing.
Jeannettethroughoutherbookdiscussesherlifeindetailwithherreaders.Shestartsthe
bookwithsymbolism,beingonfire.Andwithinthebookdiscusseshowherfamilymustrunto
escapethebadguys.Byturningtheglasscastleintoachildren'sbookIcapturedthemost
importantelementsofthebook.Itookmanyinstanceswithinthebookandcreatedvisualsto
helpgiveabetterunderstandingandconnectyourthoughtswiththeimagery.Istartedmy
childrensbooksayinghowthewallsalwaystravelintheircarnamedBlueGoose.Iinserted
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thispagebecausethatisthemajorthingthathappenswithinthebook.Thefamilyalwayspicks
upandleavesrandomlyandwithoutnotice.Ialsoputthisinthebooktohelpsettheplotforthe
nextpages.IwantedtocreateaplotofinspirationandabondbetweenJeannetteandherfather,
Rex.IwantedtocreatethisconnectionbecausethroughoutthebookJeannettediscussesher
fascinationwithcertainitemsandherproblemsthroughout.Allwithinshealwaysinserts
repeatedquotesandguidancethatherfatherprovided.Suchasalwayssaying,Don'tIalways
takecareofyou,and,Dontyouworry,leavethattome(Walls17).Jeannette'sfatheristhe
rockbehindthefamilyandthepassiontodriveitforwardtofindgold.Rexalwayspromisesthat
oncethefamilyfindsgold,theywillbeabletobuildthedreamGlassCastle.
Jeannettesfamilywasalwayspoorthroughoutthebook,livingonbarenecessities.Her
fatherwouldusuallymakehisfamilymovebecausehehadlosthisjoborquitoutofthe
moment.Hermotherneverreallyhadajob,leavingoneincomeonly.TheWallsdidn'tletthis
phrasethemthough.Althoughpeoplebelievethattheyneedmoneytobuythingstomakethem
happy,thisisn'ttrue.TheWallshadnomoneybutmanagedtomakememoriesthatwouldlive
remember.Weraisedourglasses.IcouldalmosthearDadchucklingatMomscommentinthe
wayhealwaysdidwhenhewastrulyenjoyingsomething.Ithadgrowndarkoutside.Awind
hadpickedup,rattlingthewindows,andthecandleflamessuddenlyshifted,dancingalongthe
borderbetweenturbulenceandorder.(Walls288).ThroughoutmybookIputscenesinthat
weremyfavoritethroughoutthebookandeveninsertedsomeofmyownthatcapturedsomeof
thehappinessmomentsbetweentheWalls.IinsertedthetimeduringachristmaswhenRexgave
eachkidtheirownstar.Iwantthatone,Isaid.Dadgrinned.ThatsVenus,hesaid.Venus
wasonlyaplanet,hewenton,andprettydinkycomparedtotherealstars.Shelookedbiggerand
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brighterbecauseshewasmuchcloserthanthestars.PooroldVenusdidn'tevenmakeherown
light.Heexplainedtomethatplanetsglowedbecausetheirlightpulsed.(Walls40).Thereare
alsootherinstancesthatIputinmychildrentohelpchildrencaptivatethemomentandthe
essentialnessbehindhappiness.
Lastly,inmybookIchangedtheending.Ichangeditfromthefatherdyingandher
inspirationforlivingandbreathingwasneversucceeded.IendedthebookbyhavingtheWalls
finallyreachingtheirgoaloffindingtheultimateprizeofpuregoldtostarttobuildtheGlass
Castle.IchangedtheendingtoendhopetoreadersandbecausethatwasonethingIhoped
wouldcomefromalloftheirtravelsandadventurestogetherasafamily.
Overall,bycreatingachildrensbookofJeannettesWallsbeautifullywrittenbook,The
GlassCastle,Imosteffectivelycapturedtheelementsofherbook.Ialsocreatedabookthat
wouldgivechildrenthemostpleasurewhilereading.
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WorksCited
Walls,Jeannette.TheGlassCastle:AMemoir.NewYork:Scribner,2005.Print.