Work was returned. Students who had turned in their reading journals and their synthesis paper on identity on time had those papers returned to them.
Mr. Zartler introduced the following assignment, and students had time to work on it in class.
Non-Fiction Group Project Instructions
Project
Instructions: While reading
your non-fiction book, you kept track in your journals of how individuals or
groups of people were identified, categorized or discriminated against based on
their gender, age, social class, religion, race, and national origin. You also paid close attention to who had
privilege and why, and who were the oppressed and why. Another aspect you were to consider was how
people define themselves and how they were defined by others and were different
from others. Now, you need to share what
you noted with your partners and create a group project that visually reflects
what you’ve learned. You also need to
have a connection to at least one of the other texts we have read, viewed, or listened
to during this unit. You will present
this to the class.
How you do this is up to you, but here are some
formatting suggestions: a scrapbook; a painting; pop-up book; video; musical
performance where you create your own lyrics, and even better, a tune to go
with it; a PowerPoint; a Prezi; found art.
Try to do something new that challenges you or something you’ve learned
in another class that can be practiced through this project.
Requirements:
Form a group of 2 or 3 people with those who have read the same book as
you. Somewhere in the project you need
to have the following: 3 quotes from your book, 3 images (either concrete or
abstract; literal or figurative) that reflect ideas, concepts, or characters in
your book, 3 connections to other works (these can be written, implied, or
symbolically represented for example).
Your grade will also be based on your contribution to the project, the
perceived care given to the project, and professional production. You are also required to complete a final
reflection on your personal growth while doing the project. No one will receive credit for the group
project without this personal reflection.
Due Dates: Tuesday / Wednesday 5 / 5 November
Points Possible: 100
Group Project
Individual Evaluation
What connections did you make between your book and the
unit, the study of the individual?
How are those connections represented in your project?
What did you learn about your book by doing this project?
Group Evaluation
Name:
Group Members’ Names:
1. In this section, I want you to reflect on what was
learned. Answer the following questions
on a separate piece of paper. Your grade
will be based mostly on what you write in this section, so take it seriously.
a. What connections did you make between your book and
the unit, the study of the individual?
b. How are those connections represented in your project
and/or in your presentation?
c. What did you learn about your book by doing this
project?
2. The following questions require only a sentence or two
to answer.
a. How did you contribute to the project?
b. Based on the criteria for the assignment, do you think
you “did not meet”, “met”, or “exceeded” with the project? Why?
c. What are two things that your group did well?
d. What are two things that your group could have done to
improve your project?
