Hayley Mand

ENG 444-Montz
Teaching Demo-Assignments
Due December 11, 2014
Daily and Major Assignments
1. Create a KWL+F chart.
(What do you KNOW? What do you WANT to know? What have you LEARNED? How
did this make you FEEL?)
Before reading and discussing Zora Neale Hurstons How It Feels to Be Colored Me,
the events of Ferguson, Missouri, and the comments of Raven Symone, complete the K
and W sections of the chart. Think about and answer questions such as:

What do you know about How It Feels to Be Colored Me?

Have you read the work before?

What do you already know about the events taking place in Ferguson?

What do you already know regarding Raven Symones comments about

race?

What do you want to know about Zora Neale Hurston and How It Feels
to Be Colored Me?

What do you want to know about the event in Ferguson?

What do you want to know about the race comments made by Raven
Symone?

After reading How It Feels to Be Colored Me and discussing Ferguson and Raven Symones
comments, please answer the L and F categories. Think about and answer questions such as:

What did you learn about Zora Neale Hurston and How It Feels to Be
Colored Me?

What did you learn about the events in Ferguson? How did the events in
Ferguson relate to How It Feels to Be Colored Me and Zora Neale
Hurston?

What did to you learn about the comments made by Raven Symone? How
did her comments relate to Zora Neale Hurston and How It Feels to Be
Colored Me?

How did How It Feels to Be Colored Me make you feel?

What are your feelings about the connection of How It Feels to Be

Colored Me, the events in Ferguson, and the comments of Raven
Symone?

Reminder** I expect your answers to be appropriate and respectful. This assignment is not an
outlet for you to express your frustrations, nor am I asking if you picked a side of these issues. I
am simply asking for your feelings on the connections that these events have to Zoras thoughts.
Any inappropriate answers or comments will result in a zero for this assignment.

How It Feels to Be Colored Me

KWL+F

F
How It Feels to Be Colored Me
KWL+F Rubric
Category

Content

Answered all
questions listed in an
appropriate and
detailed manner.
Showed knowledge
in material.

Answered most
questions listed in an
appropriate manner.
Showed some
knowledge in the
material.

Answered few
questions
appropriately but
could use more
details. Did not show
knowledge of
material.
Few answers and
thoughts expressed,
lack of organization,
structure, and
presentation.

Organization

Grammar
Comments:

All answers and

Most answers and
thoughts expressed in thoughts expressed in
an organized manner, an organized manner,
showing structure and
could be better
clear presentation.
structured and
clearer.
1-2 grammatical
3-4 grammatical
errors with
errors with
punctuation and
punctuation and
spelling. Easy to
spelling.
read.

5 or more
grammatical errors
with punctuation and
spelling. Difficult to
read.

2. Journal Entry
As a journal entry, pretend you are Zora Neale Hurston living today. From her
perspective, write a short response regarding the events of Ferguson and the comments of
Raven Symone. As Hurston, focus on the following concepts or questions:

Where are you? What are you doing? Are you in Ferguson or somewhere else?
How do the riots in Ferguson make you feel?
Are you watching the protests or joining in the protests?
Do you agree with the comments made by Raven Symone? What would you tell
Raven Symone if you met her?

What do you think will happen next? What do you think should happen next?

This journal entry should be creative, organized, and well structured. Keep in mind, this
is not necessarily what you would do or how you would handle the situation, but how you
think Zora would handle the situation. Keep comments and thoughts appropriate and
respectful. This entry should have a title, date, be typed, double spaced, twelve point
Times New Roman. Aim for around 300-400 words. Bring into class, in hardcopy to turn
in on Thursday. Most importantly, have fun!

How It Feels to Be Colored Me

Journal Entry Rubric
Category
Content

Organization

Grammar
Comments:

5-4

3-2

1-0

Content shows
creativity,
knowledge of
material, and
answers all
questions listed for
assignment.
Entry is well
organized with
structured
paragraphs, and
clear thoughts.

Content shows
some creativity,
knowledge of
material, and
answers most
questions listed.
Entry shows some
organization with
paragraphs, could
be clearer with
thoughts.

0-2 grammatical
errors in
punctuation,
spelling, or
sentence structure.

3-5 grammatical
errors n
punctuation,
spelling, or
sentence structure.

Content lacks
creativity, lacks
knowledge of
material, and does
not answer
questions listed for
assignment.
Entry lacks
organizations, does
not contain
structured
paragraphs or clear
thoughts.
6 or more
grammatical errors
in punctuation,
spelling, or sentence
structure.

3. Presentation
Choose any event in history where a group of individuals has been oppressed based on
their race. With your selection, give a presentation on the individuals and/or the events
that took place as a result of their race and identity in society. There are two ways the
information may be presented to the class. Choose between a presentation which reports
the findings of your research or a mock trial in which you act out a trial based on your
person and/or event. This will be worth 100pts.
Report Presentation
In a group of 3 to 4, present to your fellow classmates a 10-15 minute report of your
chosen topic.
Include in your presentation:

Who is being oppressed?

When is this taking place? City? State? Year?

What events are taking place?

What are the reactions and thoughts of those being oppressed?

What are the reactions and thoughts of those doing the oppressing?

This should be done using multi-media or a PowerPoint. Each student must speak for the
same amount of time and contribute to the process of creating this presentation. Along
with presenting in front of the class, EACH GROUP MEMBER will turn in the
following:

A 1-page report specifying what that member will be presenting on, whether that
be the Who? Where? What? Or the reactions of the oppressed/oppressing.

An annotated bibliography with at least 5 sources that the member used during the
research of his/her topic.

A 1-page reflection on how the group member felt he/she did on the presentation.
How the group did overall? And what grade the group expects on the
presentation?

These assignments should be typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 point font.
Each group member will turn in their own work on the date that they are scheduled to
present.
Mock Trial
In a group of 3 to 4, present to your fellow classmates in 10-15 minutes your findings of
your chosen topic through a mock trial. Include in your presentation:

Who is on trial?

Why they are on trial?

Where and when is this trial taking place?

Has the accused pleaded guilty or non-guilty?

What are the reactions of the accused and his/her family?

What are the reactions of the accuser and his/her family?

What attitude does the public have about the trial?

Some of the information can be presented by a narrator at the start/end of the presentation
if it seems to make the presentation flow better, but try to incorporate as much as possible
during the mock trial through the characters.
Each group member should speak for approximately the same amount of time and
contribute to the process of creating the mock trial. Along with the presentation, EACH
GROUP MEMBER will turn in the following:

A 1-page report specifying what that member will be presenting on, whether that
be the character that he/she will he playing or what research he/she worked on?

An annotated bibliography with at least 5 sources that the member used during the
research of his/her topic.

A 1-page reflection on how the group member felt he/she did on the presentation.
How the group did overall? And what grade the group expects on the
presentation?

These assignments should be typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 point font.
Each group member will turn in their own work on the date that they are scheduled to
present.

Presentation Rubric
Category
Presentation

10-8

7-5

4-2

1-0

Presentation
was smooth,
well-rehearsed
on time, and
held
audiences
attention.

Presentation
was fairly
smooth, on
time, and held
audiences
attention most
of the time.

Presentation
lacked flow,
short on time,
and did not
hold the
audiences
attention.

Content

Content
addresses
listed
requirements,
is detailed,
and is
analyzed
excellently.

Organization

Content is
well
organized,
structured,
and easy to
follow.
Presentation
shows
creativity,
imagination
and
originality.
0-3
grammatical
errors on

Content
addresses
most of the
listed
requirements,
is detailed,
and is
analyzed
adequately.
Content is
adequately
organized,
structured,
and can be
followed.
Presentation
shows
creativity, and
originality.

Presentation
lacked a flow,
short on time,
but held the
audiences
attention
majority of
time.
Content
addresses few
of the listed
requirements,
lacks some
details, and is
not analyzed.

Content lacks
some
organization
and structure,
but can be
followed.
Presentation
lacks some
creativity, but
is original to
the group.

Content is not
organized,
structured,
and cannot be
followed.

Creativity

Mechanics

4-6
grammatical
errors on

7-9
grammatical
errors on

Content does
not address
the listed
requirements,
lacks details,
and is not
analyzed.

Presentation
lacks
creativity,
imagination,
and
originality.
10 or more
grammatical
errors on

assignments
turned in with
presentation.

Comments:

assignments
turned in with
presentation.

assignments
turned in with
presentation.

assignments
turned in with
presentation.