Unit 9 Summative Assessments
Collaborative Academic Discussion
Speaking and Listening Standards 1b, 1c, 1d, 3, & 6
To complete this assessment, you will be working in collaborative groups; each group will focus on one specific act from Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. Work together to prepare for your discussion (lasting a period of twenty minutes), considering which major themes and elements of the play are pertinent to your act and worthy of academic discussion. Reference your notes from when we read the play in class to guide your thinking and help you in identifying the big ideas of the play; consider how you will incorporate direct citations from the drama and explain their larger meaning. Your discussion group should explain thoughts on the play's overall meaning as portrayed in your assigned act. Be sure to direct your group members (and outside audience) to specific areas of the text in support of your thinking. Don't forget to expand on your ideas and make connections to today's world and other literature; identify the relevancy of Wilde's work from the late 1800s in comparison to today's style of living, evaluating its satirical meaning and referencing Wilde's use of epigrams to support your reasoning.
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Individual Novel Project Presentation
Speaking and Listening Standards 2, 4, & 5; Language Standard 6
To complete this assessment you will be referencing your individual novel of choice. You were to choose one of the following texts to read: Things Fall Apart, The Tortilla Curtain, The Glass Castle, Silas Marner, 1984, Life As We Knew It, Clay's Quilt, or The Quiet American.
- Propose and complete a presentation that you wish to create and connect to your book. Your proposal must be well thought out and formally written. You will submit your proposal utilizing the form submission box below. I will respond to your proposal via email, and we will negotiate terms for your presentation until your project idea meets all required components for this assessment. Once your proposal has been accepted, begin working immediately on your presentation, due before Christmas break.
- This presentation should showcase your strengths while demonstrating your knowledge of the book. This can be as creative as you wish, as long as your proposal thoroughly describes what you will create and present, including how it will be relevant to the text.
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