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ELA
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Performance Task |
11-1 final |
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Standard(s):
Literature
E5a. The student responds to
non-fiction, fiction, poetry, and drama using interpretive, critical, and
evaluative processes; that is, the student:
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E5a.6 makes inferences and draws conclusions about fictional and non-fictional contexts, events, characters, settings, themes, and styles |
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E5a.7. interprets the effect of literary devices, such as figurative language, allusion, diction, dialogue, description, symbolism |
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E5a.8 identifies the stance of a writer in shaping the presentation of a subject |
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E5a.9 identifies ambiguities, subtleties, contradictions, ironies, and nuances. |
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WritingE2b The student produces a response
to literature that:
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E2b.1 engages the reader through establishing a context, creating a persona, and otherwise developing reader interest |
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E2b.2 advances a judgment that is interpretive, analytic, evaluative, or reflective |
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E2b.3 supports a judgment through references to the text, references to other works, authors, or non-print media, or references to personal knowledge |
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E2b.4 demonstrates understanding of the literary work through suggesting an interpretation |
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Eb2.5 recognizes possible ambiguities, nuances, and complexities |
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E2b.6 provides a sense of closure to the writing. |
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Several of the novels and short stories you
read are tales about characters dealing with society. The way they react to societal issues reveals
their philosophies, moralities, and character traits. For example, Hester Prynne
in the Scarlet Letter learns to live
outside of society while Jay Gatsby in The
Great Gatsby, compromises himself to live within society. Reading these pieces of literature causes one to
think about his/her own place in society and his/her individual ways of dealing
with societal issues.
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Your first task is to choose one issue that a character from fiction
deals with in his or her own unique way. Write a one-page essay, explaining the
issues, both moral and philosophical, and the character’s position regarding
this issue(s). Use specific examples
from the book or story to support your point of view.
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Your second task is to write a script of a dramatic scene in which two
characters depict their response to a societal issue. The setting you choose,
as well as the issue, must be relevant to the present. The script must include inferences,
interpretations, and judgements. You and your partner
will provide feedback for each other’s script.
3. You
and your partner will perform the scene for your class. Using the rubric, class
members will judge your performance based on how well you capture the essence
of the characters, their philosophies, moralities, and character traits.
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student work is produced under the following
conditions:
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Alone |
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In
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As
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With
teacher feedback |
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With
peer feedback |
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Timed |
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Extended
project |
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1. Demonstrates
an understanding of the literature and literary character.
2. Shows an
understanding of the literary character and societal issues in an American work
of fiction in essay form.
3. Writes a scene that
demonstrates the fictional character and the societal issue in a modern
setting.
4. Shows your
own view of the issues.
5. Follows
the conventions of English (as appropriate) in both speaking and writing.
6. Produces two final products,
an essay of approximately 250 words and a script would take approximately five
minutes to perform.
E1a The student reads at least 25 books or book equivalents each year.
E2f The student produces a reflective essay.
E4a The student demonstrates a basic understanding of the rules of the English language in written and oral work, and selects the structures and features of language appropriate to the purpose, audience, and context of the work. The student demonstrates control of:
E4a.4 sentence construction
E4a.5 spelling
E4a.6 usage.