Collaborative+Unit+Lesson+9

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 * __ Title: __** Final Assessment Examples & Group Work

**__Unit Goal__**
 * 1) **Analyze their own beliefs (and those of the characters) and what affects why they believe what they do**
 * 2) Define the difference between family love and romantic love and decide which is more important in what situations
 * 3) **Identify moments in their own lives (and in the texts) as examples of positive or negative rebellion**
 * 4) **Track the changes in their own and the characters' moral codes over time (and what experiences influence that change)**

**__Standards (Common Core):__** [] **RL.9-10.1.** Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. **RL.9-10.10.** By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9–10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. **RI.9-10.3.** Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them. **RI.9-10.7.** Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums (e.g., a person’s life story in both print and multimedia), determining which details are emphasized in each account. **W.9-10.3.** Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

**__Rationale__:** After introducing the final group project last class and allowing students to begin brainstorming for their final presentations, this class will be devoted to further explaining the project to students through the use of an example obituary and Power Point slideshow. Students will then have time to work on their own projects in class. Each teacher will be assigned to a group to help mediate and provide feedback.

**__Lesson Objectives__** 1. Students will gain a stronger understanding of what is expected of their groups in their final assignments by seeing teacher-made examples of final assessments.

2. Upon completion of today’s lesson, students, in their groups, should have a draft of their final obituary and PowerPoint presentation of their character’s qualities and traits in order to be prepared for the presentation of the final group assessments.

**__Materials:__** - //Romeo and Juliet// // -Street Love // -Example Obituary and Power Point- Computers - Notebooks/Notes - Bodies & voices - Copies of Final Assessment Guidelines


 * __ Activities: __**


 * Example Presentation (5 minutes): ** Teachers will present an example Power Point and obituary of what is required of students for the final group assessment in order for students to have a more thorough grasp on the expectations.


 * Grading example presentation (2 minutes): ** Teachers will grade own example to show students how the presentations will be graded.


 * Refresh students on the directions (3 minutes): ** Teachers will repeat the directions to the students and any changes that may have occurred. Students will have the option to ask any questions they may have about the presentation.

**Group Work (35 minutes):** Groups will work on what will be their final projects- the obituary and Power Point presentation. Teachers will facilitate each group, helping students, answering questions and providing feedback. Students should come away with a strong draft of their final presentation and obituary, but may work on the rest outside of class if necessary.

. **Closure (5 minutes):** Teachers will collect any materials the students used during the assignment and outline the projected assignment of the following week. The handout for the final individual project will be handed out at this time. 

**__Assessment:__**Teachers will assess the group projects according to the rubric. The powerpoints will be emailed to all of the teachers (Dr. Sherry included) and graded by the following week.

**FINAL GROUP ASSESSMENT** **Within groups of four you will be writing a collaborative obituary for your assigned character. You will also create an interactive PowerPoint slideshow that you will present simultaneously during the reading of your characters obituary. This will act as a sort of tribute and remembrance of your character. BE CREATIVE!** **Group 1: Juliet**(Jeni, Dave, Brynn, Colleen) / (Gina, Ryan, Kelly, Danielle) **Group 2: Junice**(Marlo, Kyle, Mark, Laura) **Group 3: Romeo**(Melissa, Kelsey, Michaela, Andrea) **Group 4: Damien**(Brittanie, Pat, Jamie, Rich) Be sure to include: 1.) Your own interpretation of your characters beliefs and what affects why they believe what they do. 2.) The moments in your character’s life (and in the texts) that shows examples of positive or negative rebellion. 3.) The changes in their own moral codes over time (and what experiences influence that change).

*Keep in mind our __BIG QUESTION__: “How did society influence your character and how did your character influence society?”

**__Guidelines for Obituary__** 1.) Create a creative title (i.e. Super Sherry shot for the stars in secondary education!) 2.) Include at least 2 literary devices from the following list 3.) Include character traits and hobbies (Be sure to use textual evidence to back up the qualities you give the characters. You can be as imaginative as you like with the character’s qualities but you must support the qualities you give them.) 4.) Select quality quotations that best express your character’s personality. You need a minimum of two quotations. 5.) Message to society from your character’s perspective about how they perceive society. Should be written from a first-person perspective.
 * 1) Personification
 * 2) Allusion
 * 3) Alliteration
 * 4) Metaphor
 * 5) Pun
 * 6) Simile
 * 7) Irony
 * 8) Hyperbole

**__Guidelines for PowerPoint Slideshow__** 1.) A visual representation of obituary 2.) Include pictures and/or phrases that coincide with the criteria for obituary 3.) At least 3 slides, no more than 5. Slides must compliment the material provided in the obituary. 4.) Slides must flow with the sequence of events in obituary, cannot be in a random order. 5.) Be imaginative. Feel free to incorporate background music, as long as the obituary can be read and heard over it. (Not mandatory)

Please post plan and accompanying materials here. Please incorporate the following work from Thursday, 11/17 into an individual final assessment handout: