Danny the Campion of the World Grade 7-Language Anovember 2012

Danny The Campion of The World Grade 7-Language ANovember 2012

►Unit Title

Creative Solutions

►Unit Question

How do we solve problems?

►Area of Interaction

Human Ingenuity (HI)

Summative Assessment: Story Writing.

Criteria applied: A-B-C

For your summative assessment you are required to write a 400-500 words story related to your study of the novel “Danny the Champion of the World”. Please read the following passage and instructions before you start writing.

The drama of “Danny...” mainly comes from the fact that Danny and his Dad could be made homeless and follows their efforts to avoid this. Linking this drama to our area of interaction “Human Ingenuity” you need to write a similar story, changing the settings and characters.

Using a story planning sheet, you can decide on a situation which is then changed by a problem. The story will then feature the characters’ attempts to solve this problem. The use of the learner profile should be reflected in the writing of the story.

Checklist to follow:

Item / Done
Area of Interaction is clearly identified in the first page of the story
Ex. After you write the title of your story you write the meaning of the AOI
Human ingenuity is…………………………………………………………….. / □
Learner profile is clearly evident in the language and narration of the story / □
Connection is made clear to the area of interaction “Human Ingenuity” / □
Content of the story is well revised (please use the red pen for revision and comments) / □
Editing Checklist is completed (please use the red pen for editing and comments) / □
Front page and other pages include simple illustrations to give an idea about your story / □
Mind map is completed / □
First draft in completed (in an A4 paper) / □
Final Draft is completed typed or handwritten in a book fold format
For those who like to type it, please follow these steps (typed in a book fold format- go to page layout→ page set up→ orientation (Landscape)→ pages (choose multiple pages)→scroll down and select (2 pages per sheet) / □
The use of the MLA citation for any used sources is completed / □

Simple mind map for story writing: (N-A levels)

Challenging mind map for story writing: (M-E levels)