TYWLSAstoria7thGradeHumanities

BowYoung/Marlena
Book:TheGiver
Author:LoisLowry

FinalAssessment:Due10.22.14Wednesday

Options:
1) Writeananalyticalessay(23pages,typed12ptfont,TimesNewRoman)onhowJonass
perspectiveschangefromthebeginningtotheendofthenovel.Pickatleast3criticalmomentsin
thetexttoproveandshowtherealizationsthatJonashasinTheGiver.Includeyourown
observations,thoughts,andlingeringquestionsaboutJonassactions.Preciselyquoteandcite
evidence.Insertquotehere(Lowry,p.#).

2) ImaginethatyouareJonas.Write34journalentries(eitherhandwrittenortypedin12ptfont,
TimesNewRoman)in1
st
personperspective,showingJonasthoughtsandfeelingstowardshis
utopiancommunity.Yourentriesmustincludeatleast3criticalmomentsinthetextandbe
detailedasmuchaspossible.Preciselyquoteandciteevidenceatthebottomonyourjournal
entry.

SummativePerformanceTasksRubric:

Outcomes NY MeetsStandards ExceedsStandards

Discern ____Studentrepresentsatleast3critical
momentsinJonasslife.Theaudiencegets
ageneralideaofwhathappenedtohim
throughoutthecourseofthebook.

____Studentusesevidencefromthetext
whenwritingjournalentriesoranalysis.
___Studentthoroughlyoutlinesatleast3critical
momentsinJonasslife.Itisawellrounded
analysisoraccountofJonassexperience.

___Studentusespowerful,relevantevidencefrom
thetextwhenwritingjournalentriesoranalysis.
TheevidencerevealsomethingnewaboutJonass
character.
Communicate ___Studentcommunicatestothereader
Jonaspointofviewinheranalysis,OR
placesherselfinJonaspositiontotell
abouthislifeskeyevents.
___Studenteffectivelycommunicatestothe
readerJonaspointofviewinheranalysis,OR
effectivelyplacesherselfinJonasspositiontotell
abouthislifeskeyevents.
BePrecise:
Accurately
represent
language.
___Studentdemonstratesadeveloping
understandingofstandardpunctuation
rules,correctspellingandgrammarusage
throughoutherwriting.
____Studentdemonstratessolidandconsistent
understandingofstandardpunctuationrules,
correctspellingandgrammarusagethroughout
herwriting.