Instructional Materials Learning journals, pens, paper, art supplies, posterboard (handouts, etc.) Resources Theme Story Rubric 0-1 Points 2-3 Points 4-5 Points Development of Theme is no clear theme. A theme is seen but is a clear and lacks a degree of unambiguous theme. It development. At times is seen consistently it is lost or ambiguous. throughout the short story. The voice, tone, and/or The voice, tone, and/or The voice, tone, and Voice, Tone, and Style style were inconsistent style were moderately style were consistent. and disjointed. Sections consistent. The writing The story flowed. seemed to be written was clear, but at times for different stories. seemed choppy. Conventions There is little to no are some errors, Writer is in clear control control of the written but they do not cloud of the written English English language. the meaning. Some language. There are Errors are so multiple control is lacking. few to no errors. Any and severe that reading error which are present, is difficult. do not affect meaning. Summative Quiz: Theme (15 Points) True or False (one point each) T/F Theme is usually best expressed in one word. T/F Theme subject or topic and the theme are the same thing. T/F No theme is ever seen in more than one work of literature. T/F Everyone who identifies the theme of a work of literature should end up saying the same thing if they are correct.
Instructional Materials (handouts, etc.) Learning journals, pens, paper, art supplies, posterboard Resources Theme Story Rubric 0-1 Points 2-3 Points 4-5 Points Development of Theme is no clear theme. A theme is seen but lacks a degree of development. At times it is lost or ambiguous. is a clear and unambiguous theme. It is seen consistently throughout the short story. Voice, Tone, and Style The voice, tone, and/or style were inconsistent and disjointed. Sections seemed to be written for different stories. The voice, tone, and/or style were moderately consistent. The writing was clear, but at times seemed choppy. The voice, tone, and style were consistent. The story flowed. Conventions There is little to no control of the written English language. Errors are so multiple and severe that reading is difficult. are some errors, but they do not cloud the meaning. Some control is lacking. Writer is in clear control of the written English language. There are few to no errors. Any error which are present, do not affect meaning. Summative Quiz: Theme (15 Points) True or False (one point each) T/F Theme is usually best expressed in one word. T/F Theme subject or topic and the theme are the same thing. T/F No theme is ever seen in more than one work of literature. T/F Everyone who identifies the theme of a work of literature should end up saying the same thing if they are correct.
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