Quarter1Unit2: ReadingInformationalTexts

EssentialQuestion:Howcanweuseevidencetoraise awareness?
PerformanceTaskOverview: Wewillcreateadigitalbrochurewhichaimstoraiseawarenessaboutasocialproblem orissuefacingteenstoday. Inyourdigitalbrochure,youwillinclude: Awrittenobjectivesummaryoftheissuewhichusesevidencefromthereadingin ordertoraiseawareness. Theoverviewmustfeatureasummaryofanarticlewhichdemonstrates yourunderstandingofthecentralideaandhowtheauthordevelopsthe centralideathroughusingdifferenttypesofevidence. Thesummarymustciteandcredityoursource. Thesummarymustincludeintegratedquotationsthatmaintaintheflowof ideasandavoidchargesofplagiarism. Followingthesummary,studentswillexplainwhatthisissuelookslikein theirhighschoolbringinginpersonalexperienceand/orobservationin ordertopersuadefellowstudentstoseethisisaprobleminneedofa solution. ATShirtDesign(Think#hashtag!)whichismemorableandcatchy Proposedsolution:Whataresomewayspeoplecangetinvolvediftheywantto helpeliminatetheissue/problem?Example:Volunteeratthelocalfoodbankor reportcasesofbullyingtoteachers

SocialIssue/ProblemTopicChoices: 1)Gangs/Gangviolence 2)Poverty 3)Bullying(includescyberbullying) 4)SocialMedia 5)HighSchoolDropout/LowBArates GradingandDueDates: TheFinalDraftbrochureisdueon:Monday,October21atthebeginningof class.

Advanced CCSSRI10.1 Citestrongand thoroughtextual evidenceto supportanalysis ofwhatthetext saysexplicitlyas wellasinferences drawnfromthe text. CCSSRI10.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. CCSSW10.8: Integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
Containsstrong, thorough,and thoughtfullychosen evidencetosupport analysisofwhatthe textsaysboth explicitlyaswellas inferencesdrawn fromthetext. Sourcesof informationare consistentlyand appropriately credited. Thecentralideaofa textisclearlystated intheobjective summary.The summaryincludes clearandthorough explanationofhow specificdetailsshape andrefinethecentral idea.

Proficient
Containsstrongand thoroughevidenceto supportanalysisof whatthetextsays explicitlyaswellas inferencesdrawn fromthetext. Sourcesof informationare consistentlycredited.

Basic
Containssome evidencetosupport analysisoftext. Sourcesof informationmaybe credited inconsistently.

BelowBasic
Containslittle evidencetosupport analysisoftext. Informationis presentedwithout creditingsource.

NotAttempted
Noevidenceto supportideas.

Thecentralideaofa textisclearlystated intheobjective summary.The summaryincludes clearexplanationof howdetailsshape andrefinethecentral idea.

Thecentralideaofa textvaguelystated intheobjective summary.The summaryincludes limitedexplanationof howsomedetails shapeandrefinethe centralidea.

Thereisanattemptto statethecentralidea ofatextinthe objectivesummary, butthecentralidea maybeincompleteor incorrect.Thereis anattempttoinclude limitedexplanationof howsomedetails shapeandrefinethe centralidea.

Nosummary attempted.

Avarietyof informationis selectivelyintegrated inordertoemphasize andmaintaintheflow ofideas.Student consistentlyavoids plagiarismby followingstandard formatforcitation.

Informationis selectivelyintegrated tomaintaintheflow ofideas.Student consistentlyavoids plagiarismby followingthe standardformatfor citation.

Integratesinformation inanattemptto maintaintheflowof ideas.Student generallyavoids plagiarismby followingthe standardformatfor citation.

Randomintegrationof informationmay interruptstheflowof ideas.And/or studentfrequently doesnotcitethe sourcethereby, committingthesinof plagiarism.

Studentdidnot attempttointegrate informationorfollow thestandardformat forcitation.

P
Atleasttwocorrect usesofacolonto introducealistor quotation. Atleastonecorrect useofacolonto introducealistor quotation. Attempteduseofa colon,butfrequently incorrect. Noattempttousea colon.

CCSSL10.2b Use a colon to introduce a list or quotation. Must be highlighted in yellow.

Atleasttwocorrect usesofacolonto introducealistand quote.Colonusageis effectiveand powerful.