Thursday, February 26, 2015
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Block 4 Post Padlets here
Don't forget about the Unit 2 vocabulary homework..do the first two exercises.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Homework over break
Please make sure you are prepared to give your Padlet presentation when we return from break! Have a good break!
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Our Padlet project, make sure you are working on annotating and writing about your quotations!
American Literature Name:________________
Transcendentalism Project
40 Points
What do the
Transcendentalists believe?
1.
The Transcendentalists believe
2.
The Transcendentalists believe
3.
The Transcendentalists believe
4.
The Transcendentalists believe
5.
The Transcendentalists believe
6.
The Transcendentalists believe
7.
The Transcendentalists believe
8.
The Transcendentalists believe
9.
The Transcendentalists believe
10. The
Transcendentalists believe
The purpose of this assignment is to be an expert on your
topic and to educate the class about the Transcendentalist movement. We want to
make sense of who these innovative thinkers were and understand how influential
they were and still are in today’s society.
Requirements:
Look at the Transcendentalist quotation packet to find
inspiration. Select the most relevant quotes/excerpts that will help you
understand Emerson and Thoreau’s beliefs in relation to your topic.
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Interpret and analyze the significance of those
passages by providing key words on your wall.
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Depending on how you structure your wall, you
may want to include short quotations
from the packet.
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Include art, music, comic strips, etc. to
enhance your presentation.
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Create a fitting title for your wall, and be
sure your names are on the wall.
NOTE: Your Padlet
wall should NOT have a lot of words. Illustrate and elaborate on what
Transcendentalists believed through key
words, visual representations, etc. You will present your findings to the
class, which is when you elaborate and explain the material.
This is your wall, so BE CREATIVE AND HAVE FUN! It must be
school appropriate.
Once you create your masterpiece, you will teach the class
your topic.
An “A” presentation:
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Identifies precise
and specific beliefs of Transcendentalism
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Demonstrate a thoughtful and insightful synthesis
of your topic
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Provides
an excellent understanding of the topic to the class
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Engages and informs the audience (all members plays
an active role in the presentation)
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Students elaborate and explain how key words,
illustrations, music, etc. correlates to the assigned topic.
A “C” presentation:
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Identifies basic understandings of the Transcendentalist’s
beliefs, but the ideas are imprecise or repetitive.
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Provides an overly basic and/or repetitive understanding
of the topic
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Relies
heavily on notes with only some elaboration
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Conveys basic information through chosen
illustrations, key words, etc
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Illustrates the topic in an overly broad or
basic fashion
An “F” presentation:
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Is either incomplete or does not include the
requirements for the assignment
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Is read from the Padlet wall and does not
elaborate on any information.
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Presents few or no visual aids, key words, etc.
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Fails to educate or engage the audience
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The student does not play an active role in the
presentation. Information that is presented is confusing and/or irrelevant.
**Any student who
does not participate in the presentation or the preparation of the Padlet receive a grade commensurate with the
student’s preparation and presentation****
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
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