Directions for Early American Short Story Project
· Finish your story over the weekend: annotate for important plot points in the story, write questions if you need to, underline key quotes.
· Meet in groups on Mon 9/12 and make sure everyone understands the story – ask me about any questions that you can’t answer as a group.
o Decide how your group wants to present the story to the class: tableau, radio play, puppet show, story book, slide show (overhead)
o You will need to make a poster to share with the class:
§ Tell us about the author
§ List major themes that you found in the story and what we can learn (values)
§ Answer one of the essential questions that applies to the story
· What is an American (according to the story)?
· What is the role of religion in the story?
· What is the best relationship between an individual and govt.?
· What is the purpose of government according to the story?
o Begin dividing the story into scenes of the major plot points and tailoring it to your method of presentation.
· We will meet in groups on Tues and Wed to continue working on your project – we will present as groups on Thurs 9/15 – everyone needs to be involved in an aspect of your presentation. You will receive a 4 pt grade based off of your evidence of understanding the reading, presentation, preparation.
Directions for Early American Short Story Project
· Finish your story over the weekend: annotate for important plot points in the story, write questions if you need to, underline key quotes.
· Meet in groups on Mon 9/12 and make sure everyone understands the story – ask me about any questions that you can’t answer as a group.
o Decide how your group wants to present the story to the class: tableau, radio play, puppet show, story book, slide show (overhead)
o You will need to make a poster to share with the class:
§ Tell us about the author
§ List major themes that you found in the story and what we can learn (values)
§ Answer one of the essential questions that applies to the story
· What is an American (according to the story)?
· What is the role of religion in the story?
· What is the best relationship between an individual and govt.?
· What is the purpose of government according to the story?
o Begin dividing the story into scenes of the major plot points and tailoring it to your method of presentation.
· We will meet in groups on Tues and Wed to continue working on your project – we will present as groups on Thurs 9/15 – everyone needs to be involved in an aspect of your presentation. You will receive a 4 pt grade based off of your evidence of understanding the reading, presentation, preparation.
Early American Short Story Rubric:
Advanced Proficient Proficient Partially Proficient Unsatisfactory
Content / 4Shows a full understanding though their explanation of the story, themes, and the discussion of the essential question. / 3
Shows a good understanding of the story, question, themes, but should go deeper. / 2
Shows some understanding (may be a shallow understanding) of the story and attempts to understand the theme and question. / 1-0
Does not seem to understand the story very well or relate to the themes or question.
Preparedness / 4
The group is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed. Presentation is interesting and flows naturally. / 3
The group seems pretty prepared but might have needed a couple more rehearsals to work on flow. / 2
The group is somewhat prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal was lacking. / 1-0
The group does not seem at all prepared to present.
Creativity / 4
The project is distinctive in approach and presentation - goes above and beyond expectations. / 3
The project shows thoughtful approach and dedication. Meets expectations. / 2
The project shows certain aspects of creativity. An attempt was made to be unique. / 1-0
The project lacks effort and thought.
Early American Short Story Rubric:
Advanced Proficient Proficient Partially Proficient Unsatisfactory
Content / 4Shows a full understanding though their explanation of the story, themes, and the discussion of the essential question. / 3
Shows a good understanding of the story, question, themes, but should go deeper. / 2
Shows some understanding (may be a shallow understanding) of the story and attempts to understand the theme and question. / 1-0
Does not seem to understand the story very well or relate to the themes or question.
Preparedness / 4
The group is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed. Presentation is interesting and flows naturally. / 3
The group seems pretty prepared but might have needed a couple more rehearsals to work on flow. / 2
The group is somewhat prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal was lacking. / 1-0
The group does not seem at all prepared to present.
Creativity / 4
The project is distinctive in approach and presentation - goes above and beyond expectations. / 3
The project shows thoughtful approach and dedication. Meets expectations. / 2
The project shows certain aspects of creativity. An attempt was made to be unique. / 1-0
The project lacks effort and thought.