The rubric for the analysis essay is posted in the "Argument" folder. The rubric comes with the writing prompt for Outliers. I have used our direct Quality Core standards to make the rubric. I was thinking that they should do multiple argument based essays. This can change if we find any more information for what is expected in the On-Demand format. The rubric will at least work for the essay they are currently writing about rhetorical appeals.
I am working on the research assignment. We can talk about if it is necessary to include a major written portion as the standards do not call for that; it basically asks them to present their findings. I will post what I have so far, so we can talk about where to go from there. I have aligned all of the appropriate standards so far.
Also, i have added clips for how I am introducing the book Outliers. I am showing one as a summery of the argument, then I will go deeper into evaluating the arguments for and against the 10,000 hour rule using the YouTube clips. All of my clips are on this blog. I added clips for 8th grade General also.
-Tiffany
THank you!
ReplyDeleteMalcolm Gladwell is on TedTalks. I showed some of his speech during lunch Friday.
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ReplyDeleteOne of the standards in unit 2 of QC is A.5...the one we heavily focused on in unit 1. We did not teach theme from that standard. I have some lessons with 'The Scarlet Ibis' on theme, using LTF materials. It seems like an odd standrad to put into this unit, but I do want to make sure we teach it early on. Theme can take a while for them to really latch on to. We can have theme read TSI, and focus on theme. However, we can tie into the argument portion of the unit by having students debate the innocence of Doodle's brother in the role of his death. Written or oral. Thoughts?
http://writingfix.com/Short_story_Prompts/Scarlet_Ibis1.htm
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/hurst.html
sounds good to me.
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