Honors Juniors Mrs. Chausse Mrs. Chausse The Morgan School Mission Statement :The Morgan School cultivates intellect and character in partnership with families and the community. Students learn in a rigorous academic and student-centered environment that prepares The Morgan School Mission Statement :The Morgan School cultivates intellect and character in partnership with families and the community. Students learn in a rigorous academic and student-centered environment that prepares them to become resourceful, productive, healthy citizens in a global society.

Points of View assignments September 2010

Stories / Due Date
“Straight Pool”
“& Answers” / Tuesday Sept 14 / Stephanie, Bastian, Kelly, Monica
Lauren, Emily, Katie, Serafina
“The Somebody”
“My Side of the Matter” / Wednesday September 15 / Gabby, Evan S, Jason, Taylor
Adam, Elena, Shannon, Evan D
“My Sister’s Marriage”
“Why You Reckon” / Monday September 20 / Alison, Monica, Katie, Julie
Amy, Tsering, Bastian, Kelly
“A&P”
“First Confession” / Tuesday September 21 / Taylor, Serafina, Adam, Emily
Evan S, Jason, Stephanie, Lauren
”Straight Pool”
“Strong Horse Tea” / Wednesday September 22 / Evan D, Tsering, Alison, Elena
Shannon, Julie, Amy, Gabby

·  Read every short story by the assigned date.

·  Have your assigned paper completed on your due date.

·  Papers should illustrate close reading and understanding of the story

·  Papers must be word processed, double-spaced, 12 times Roman font

·  Papers should be two pages in length.

·  MLA format

·  No late papers will be accepted.

·  All papers must be uploaded to your wiki page.

·  All papers must be submitted to turnitin.com by the due date.

·  Bring three copies of your paper to class.

Discuss the following in your papers:

  1. the main theme of the work
  2. a dominant tone of the work(Explain why.)
  3. a strong image, scene or passage that provides a good doorway for thoughtful attention to an important aspect of the work (Be specific. Describe in detail.)
  4. how the passage, image, scene, theme and tone help you to interpret the work

·  Avoid summary. Always assume the reader read the story. You must remind the reader of the specific details which support your point.

Academic Expectation: The Morgan School student demonstrates proficiency in reading.

Level 4
Exemplary / __ Formulates a response that exhibits an exceptional comprehension of the text.
__ Demonstrates a perceptive analysis of the text.
__Insightful inferences, discerning judgments, and/or thoughtful associations, are well-supported by apt, ample, and
varied examples from the text and/or personal experience.
__Demonstrates adept ability to apply new learning in unfamiliar contexts/situations.
Level 3
Proficient / __Formulates a response that exhibits knowledge and understanding of the text.
__Demonstrates a thoughtful and plausible interpretation of the text.
__Judgments about the quality of the text are generally supported with examples and he or she makes appropriate connections between prior knowledge and the text.
__Demonstrates sufficient support.
__ Successfully applies new learning to other contexts/situations.
Level 2
Developing / __Formulates a response that exhibits a limited understanding of key concepts in a text.
__Inconsistent ability to interpret the text and to draw plausible inferences.
__Judgments about the quality of the text are obvious and/or lack strong supporting evidence and he or she makes superficial connections between prior knowledge and the text.
__Support provided is scanty and only marginally relevant.
__Exhibits difficulty when applying new learning to other contexts/situations.
Level 1
Insufficient / __Formulates a response that exhibits a poor understanding of main ideas or concepts and an inability to discern important details in the text.
__Any inferences drawn are unsupported and/or implausible.
__Judgments about the quality of the text are unsupported and/or arbitrary and he or she makes no meaningful connections between prior knowledge and the text.
__Support is inadequate and/or irrelevant.
__Unable to apply new learning to other contexts/situations without explicit instruction.
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