Below is a checklist that will help you stay organized and stress free. You will receive a hard copy of the checklist and rubric in class, and I will answer any questions you have concerning the assignments and exam.
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SHIP BREAKER Checklist
April 16 | Complete the online scavenger hunt. Look up vocabulary for homework. | |
April 17 | Read Chapters 1-3. | |
April 18 | Answer reading questions for chapters 1-3. | |
April 19 | Responses for chapters 1-3 are due. | |
April 20 | Read chapters 4-6 and answer the questions. | |
April 23 | Responses for chapters 4-6 are due. Read chapters 8 & 9. Select a research topic. Remember: two sources are due on April 25. | |
April 24 | We will review chapters 8 & 9 in class. | |
April 25 | Bring two sources to class. Read chapter 10 for homework. Locate two additional sources for Friday’s class. | |
April 26 | Test on chapters 1-10. | |
April 27 | Begin drafting research papers. Today’s work counts as a major grade. Earn 40 points out of 100 for being prepared. | |
April 30 | Research paper drafts will be returned. A typed two-page rough draft is due on May 4. Read chapters 12 & 13. Complete the questions for homework. | |
May 1 | Reading responses for chapters 12 & 13 are due. We will work on chapters 14 & 15 during class. Unfinished work can be submitted tomorrow. | |
May 2 | Responses for chapters 14 & 15 are due. We will analyze the plot and define the Accelerated Age* during class. Homework: read chapters 16 & 17 and answer the questions. | |
May 3 | Reading responses for chapters 16 & 17 are due. We will cover chapter 18 in class. Remember that typed rough drafts are due tomorrow. | |
May 4 | Typed rough drafts are due. We will create a wanted poster* in class. Read chapters 19 & 20. Responses are due tomorrow. | |
May 7 | Responses for chapters 19 & 20 are due. Marked rough drafts will be returned; final copies are due on May 10. Read chapter 21 and complete the reading questions in class. We will begin working on a “Just Because” poem* or an acrostic poem* in class. The poems are due May 9. | |
May 8 | Continue working on the poem in class. Read chapters 22 & 23 for homework. There will be a quiz on chapters 22 & 23 tomorrow. | |
May 9 | Poems are due. We will read chapters 24 & 25 in class and begin working on a book review*. | |
May 10 | Final research papers are due. Book reviews are due at the beginning of class. Students can work on their multi-genre research papers. | |
May 11 | Continue working on the multi-genre paper. |
FINAL EXAM (MULTI-GENRE PAPER) GUIDELINES AND RUBRIC
Multi-Genre Research Project Category Points Possible / Earned
Aesthetics: to move, to instruct, to delight. Work is original, 10
thoughtfully, creatively, thematically arranged; project’s
voice is appropriate to audience & purpose
Letter to the Reader explains purpose, source, meaning, and 10
how to interpret project; is followed by a table of contents.
Genres: minimum of six entries from groups 1-5; follow 60
genre conventions, style & diction appropriate to genre,
correct in grammar & mechanics
Essay incorporates scholarly research & critical 10
methods with at least one work foregrounded.
Sources are fully documented in MLA style 10
Notes are complete and fully explanatory of process, 10
connecting the item to its sources of creation and inclusion
Separate:
Reflection, Presentation, and Peer Review 100
Group 1: Informational *Encyclopedia Entry *Book Critique Advice Column Newspaper Article Obituary Timeline Menu Recommendation Letter | Group 2: Musical CD Soundtrack Write a song | Group 3: Visual *Wanted Poster Billboard Book Jacket Collage Map Comic Strip |
Group 4: Spoken Word Script (interrogation, interview, conversation, phone call, etc.) Speech (commercial, formal presentation, monologue, broadcast news, etc.) | Group 5: Creative Writing *“Just Because” Poem *Acrostic (family) Poem RAFT inspired writing Diary Entry Thank you letter Concrete Poem | Group 6: Scholarly *Research paper |
*Indicates projects completed in class.
