February 27, 28, March 1

February 27
Final Presentations

February 28, March 1

Criterion D - Responding

For this unit on Storytelling:
Statement of inquiry is:  Personal and cultural expression is expressed through stories.
Global Context is: Personal and cultural expression (artistry, craft, creation, beauty)

1. Write a strong paragraph on the following topic.  Explain your point of view, include examples to support your ideas. (D strand i)

Considering all the stories you read and told this term, are stories always related to a particular culture  or  are the themes of stories always universal   or  are the themes of stories sometimes universal?

 2. Write a strong paragraph on the following topic.  Explain your point of view, include examples to support your ideas. (D  strand ii)

How do you think your performance and choice of story impacted your classmates?

3. Write a paragraph on the following topic.  Expain, include details. (D  strand iii)


How did your feedback help your classmates?  (Write some sentences in general terms, then think about 1 specific student and explain in detail how your feedback could help him/her.

Homework:  #1, 2.    Due March 1
 
4.  Write a paragraph on the following topic.  Explain, include details.  (D  strand iii)

Evaluate your own performance.  (Using the feedback you received from your peers, evaluate your strengths and weaknesses.   How would you improve?  What would you do differently next time?)

February 20, 21, 22

 February 20

2 websites that can help you make a Works Cited page are:
     1.  http://citatationmachine.net
     2.  http://easybib.com






February 21
Practice Final Performance


February 22
Final Performance Presentations

February 6, 7, 8

 

http://slideplayer.com/slide/9713431/31/images/2/What+is+a+theme+Themes+can+be+found+everywhere:+literature,+stories,+art,+movies+etc%E2%80%A6+The+theme+of+a+fable+is+its+moral..jpg

Some of the Most Common Themes in Literature (keywords for more research on this topic:  Common Themes in Literature)

• Crime Doesn't Pay.
• Own Worst Enemy.
• Coming of Age.
• Overcoming the Odds.
• Love conquers all.
• Humanity vs. nature.
• The individual vs. society.
• Good vs. evil.

February 6
The  week in review

February 7
1.  Research and choose a story that you will retell in class for you Criterion B Assessment
2.  What is the moral or theme for that story?
3.  Why did you choose that story?  What was your inspiration?

February 8

Statement of Artistic Intent:  Criterion C