Monday, June 7 through Friday, June 11 Common Formative Assessment

Housekeeping:

 All grades are up-to-date:

If you have anything you wish to submit, please do so by this Friday at midnight, when the grades will close for this quarter.  Nothing will be accepted after midnight Friday. All grades are due downtown on Wednesday the 16th, and time is needed to submit these.

Anyone who participated in the book group last week, you are all set for this quarter.  Well done! 

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WHAT'S HAPPENING MONDAY, June 7 THROUGH Friday, June 11

Quick overview:  Monday, June 7 preparation for Common Formative Assessment, the CFA

                              Tuesday, June 8: Day 1: read over texts;                                               answer multiple choice

                              Wednesday, June 9 : all students who                                                                       receive extended time must come to                                                     regular  office hours. 

                               Thursday, June 10: Day 2 writing

                               Friday, June 11: Day 3 finish up and                                                           copy your  material onto the google form, which you will find in google classroom.

                              

          If you are absent, you must have a parent or guardian notify the office. 

Below is a copy of the directions for tomorrow.

English 12

Common Formative Assessment (CFA) Unit 3

 

Your Task: Write a well-developed, text-based response of two to three paragraphs in which you use ideas from both pieces of texts to establish a central idea. Develop your central idea using specific examples and details from each piece of text.

 

Choose one writing strategy (literary element or literary technique or rhetorical device) that develops this central idea. Examples include: characterization, conflict, denotation/connotation, metaphor, simile, irony, language use, point-of-view, setting, structure, symbolism, theme, tone, etc. used by one of the authors. Using specific details from that piece of text, in a well-developed essay, show how the author uses that element or technique to develop the text.

 

Guidelines:

Be sure to:

• Identify a central idea that speaks to both pieces of text

• Create a thesis statement that develops an argument thoughtfully and persuasively

• Analyze how the author’s use of one writing strategy (literary element or literary technique or rhetorical device) develops this central idea. Examples include: characterization, conflict, denotation/connotation, metaphor, simile, irony, language use, point-of-view, setting, structure, symbolism, theme, tone, etc.

• Use strong and thorough evidence from the text to support your analysis

• Organize your ideas in a cohesive and coherent manner

• Maintain a formal style of writing

• Follow the conventions of standard written English

 

Student Directions: You will be given 3-4, 30 minute class periods to complete the CFA: ●     Day 1: Read and annotate provided text and complete the Multiple Choice. ●     Days 2-3: Write your 2-3 paragraph response:             Suggested format: ○     Paragraph 1 - introduce a hook, both texts, your central idea and one writing strategy (literary element or literary technique or rhetorical device) that develops this central idea.  Create a thesis statement that develops your argument. ○     Paragraph 2 (you may break this up into more than one paragraph) - analyze how the use of the literary device supports the central idea. Discuss examples from both texts using textual evidence. ○     Paragraph 3 - conclusion. Restate your central idea, and make connections between texts Remember this is a timed writing piece, not a processed piece. Guiding Question: How do writers use literary elements to develop similar themes using different genres?     Read the following excerpt from Frank McCourt’s Angela’s Ashes and the poem “Identity” by Julio Noboa to help guide your response: