Assessment Task 1: Of Mice and Men You are to research the author of Mice and Men”, John Steinbeck and the context in which the novel is written. “Of Therefore there will be two sections to this assignment but it is to be completed in one document. This document is to take the form of either a PowerPoint or a Prezi. Section 1: Provide details of the author. Section 2: Setting/Context of the novel; The Great Depression. Who is John Steinbeck? What is the setting of the novel Mice and Men”? “Of Born/died. Year/s? Timeline of life events and achievements. Where? List of significant novels/stories. Social context? Synopsis of why he wrote Mice and Men”. Explain the Great Depression. “Of ASSESSMENT RUBRIC CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Quality of Information clearly relates to the main Information clearly relates to the main Information clearly relates to the main Information has little or nothing to do with the topic. It includes several supporting topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details topic. No details and/or examples are main topic. Information details and/or examples. and/or examples. given. Mechanics No grammatical, spelling or Almost no grammatical, spelling or A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation punctuation errors. punctuation errors errors. errors. Organization Information is very organised with Information is organised with Information is organised, but slides are not The information appears to be disorganised. well-constructed slides. slides. well-constructed. Sources All sources are accurately All sources are accurately documented, but All sources are accurately documented, but Some sources are not accurately documented in the desired format. a few are not in the desired format. many are not in the desired format. documented. Teacher comment
Assessment Task 1: Of Mice and Men You are to research the author of “Of Mice and Men”, John Steinbeck and the context in which the novel is written. Therefore there will be two sections to this assignment but it is to be completed in one document. This document is to take the form of either a PowerPoint or a Prezi. Section 1: Provide details of the author. Who is John Steinbeck? Born/died. Timeline of life events and achievements. List of significant novels/stories. Synopsis of why he wrote “Of Mice and Men”. Section 2: Setting/Context of the novel; The Great Depression. What is the setting of the novel “Of Mice and Men”? Year/s? Where? Social context? Explain the Great Depression. ASSESSMENT RUBRIC CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Quality of Information Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples. Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples. Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given. Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic. Mechanics No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors. Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. Organization Information is very organised with well-constructed slides. Information is organised with slides. Information is organised, but slides are not well-constructed. The information appears to be disorganised. Sources All sources are accurately documented in the desired format. All sources are accurately documented, but a few are not in the desired format. All sources are accurately documented, but many are not in the desired format. Some sources are not accurately documented. Teacher comment