1""!!!!Choice!and!Consequence!Within!""""Victor"Lane"December"Thirteen,"MMVIII"ELAN"7408"Dr."Smagorinsky2""!Table!of!Contents!!1. Goals"and"Rubric"(pages"3‐4 )"2. Unit"Rationale"(pages"5‐8)"3. Works"Cited"(page"9)"4. Unit"Schedule"(pages"10‐20)"5. Appendices"(pages"21‐38)"!!3""Goals!and!Rubric!" This"section"contains"the"goa l s "a n d "ru b ri c s "f o r"t h e"c o n c ep t u a l "u n i t "t h a t "u s es "W i l l i a m "Shakespeare’s"Macbeth"as"its"cen t ra l "t ex t . "T h e"u n i t "w i l l "c o ver"f i ve"a n d "a "h a l f "w eeks ,"a n d "i t "w i l l "b e"u s ed "t o "teach"five"periods"of"College"Prep"Brit i s h "Literature"to"seniors"that"meet"5"days "a "w eek"f o r"5 0 "m i n u t es . "The"abbreviations"that"follow"ea c h "g o a l "c o rres p o n d "t o "t h e"1 2th"grade/British"literature"composi t i o n "standards"for"the"state"of"GA."See:"(http://www.georgiastandards. o rg / en g l i s h . a s p x )."A. End!of!Unit!Goals."Students"will: "1. Develop"a"vocabulary"to"dialogue"ab o u t "t h ei r"c ri t i c a l "a n a l ys i s "o f "t h e"t ex t s "b o t h "f o r"discussion"in"class,"and"in"t h ei r"w ri t i n g "( E L A B L R L 1 ,"E L A B L R L 5 ,"E L A B L R C 3 ) ."2. Analyze"and"evaluate"choices"made"w i t h i n "t h e"t ex t s "o f "t h e"u n i t ,"a n d "h o w "those"choices"influence"consequence,"if"the"two"a re"a l w a ys "c o n n ec t ed "( E L A B L R L 2 ) ."3. Produce"texts"that"span"a"variety"of "g en res ,"p u rp o s es ,"a n d "a u d i en c es "c u l m i n a t i n g "i n "personal"portfolios"(ELA12W2 ) ."4. Demonstrate"an"understanding"th a t "t ex t ,"even "a "c a n o n i c a l "o n e"like"Macbeth,"has"no"fixed"meaning;"meaning"is"relative,"a n "a c t "o f "i n d i vi d u a l "i n t erp ret a t i o n . "T o "a c kn o w l ed g e"and"work"towards"“wobble”"withi n "t h ei r"o w n "rea d i n g "a n d "w ri t i n g "p ro c es s es "( F ec h o ) ."B. Portfolio!Rubric."Below"is"the"rubric "f o r"a s s es s i n g "t h e"f i n a l "w riting"portfolio"students"wil l "b e"contributing"to"over"the"course"of"t h e"u n i t . "It "w i l l "b e"t h e"p ri m a ry"m ea n s "o f "a s s es s m en t ,"participation"in"small"group s "a n d "c l a s s "d i s c u s s i o n "b ei n g "a n o t h er. "T h ro u g h o u t "t h e"u n i t ,"students"will"be"assigned"smal l "w ri t i n g "a s s i g n m ents"in"conjunction"with"what"th ey’re"reading,"which"will"be"collected"p ri m a ri l y"t o "c h ec k"t o "m a ke"s u re"s t u d en t s "a re"keep i n g "u p "with"their"work."It"will"be"assessed"b y"i t s "f i n a l "f o rm ,"t h e"p o rt f o l i o ,"s o "a s "t o "a l l o w "ref l ec t i o n "and"revision."The"full"portfolio "is"worth"twice"the"value"of"the"test,"20 0 "p o i n t s . "H ere"i s "t h e"rubric"for"that"portfolio:"1. Portfolios"that"meet"the"follow i n g "c ri t eri a "w i l l "rec ei ve"a "g ra d e"o f "“ A :” "" Demonstrates"au t h en t i c "i n s i g h t s "i n t o "s t u d en t s ’"l ea rn i n g "p ro c es s es "a n d "p ro d u c t s ." Is"organized"a n d "s t ru c t u red "s u c h "t h a t "i t "en h a n c es "t h e"p o rt f o l i o ’s "o vera l l "a p p ea ra n c e." Contains"con ven t i o n s "t h a t "a re"n o t "o n l y"rea d a b l e"a n d "s en s i b l e,"b u t "a l s o "c o n t ri b u t e"t o "the"work’s"overall"meaning/theme." Contains"at"l ea s t "t h ree"p o rt f o l i o "p i ec es . "O n e"o f "t h o s e"h a s "m u l t iple"drafts."2. Portfolios"that"meet"the"follow i n g "c ri t eri a "w i l l "rec ei ve"a "g ra d e"o f "“ B :”" Demonstrates"go o d "i n s i g h t s "i n t o "s t u d en t s ’"l ea rn i n g "p ro c es s es "a n d "p ro d u c t s ." Is"organized"and "s t ru c t u red "i n "a "l o g i c a l "w a y." Contains"con ven t i o n s "t h a t "a re"rea d a b l e"a n d "s en s i b le." Contains"at"l ea s t "t h ree"p o rt f o l i o "p i ec es ."One"of"those"has"multiple"drafts."3. Portfolios"that"meet"the"follow i n g "c ri t eri a "w i l l "rec ei ve"a "g ra d e"o f "“ C :”" Demonstrates"li m i t ed "i n s i g h t s "i n t o "s t u d en t s ’"l ea rn i n g "p ro c es s es "a n d "p ro d u c t s ."4"" Is"largely"unorgan i z ed "a n d"unstructured"such"that"it"detracts "f ro m "t h e"p o rt f o l i o ’s "overall"appearance." Contains"con ven t i o n s "t h a t "s p o ra d i c a l l y"a re"s en s i b l e"s u c h "t h a t "i t "m a kes "i t "d i f f i c u l t "t o "read"and"follow." Contains"one"o r"t w o "p o rt f o l i o "p i ec es . "O n e"o r"n o n e"o f "t h o s e"h a s "m u l t i p l e"d rafts."4. Portfolios"that"meet"the"follow i n g "c ri t eri a "w i l l "rec ei ve"a "g ra d e"o f "“ F :”" Demonstrates"li t t l e"o r"n o "i n s i g h t s "i n t o "s t u d en t s ’"l ea rn i n g "p ro c es s …
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