MRS. PACHECKER'S ELA CLASSES



Love in the Time of Cholera Final ProjectEnglish for College and Career Readiness ProjectFor your final project you must create a soundtrack for the book, Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Márquez. You also need to create an electronic playlist on YouTube. This step may need to be done first so you can order the songs on your soundtrack appropriately. NOTE: THIS PROJECT WILL COUNT AS A PARTICIPATION GRADE AND AS A TEST GRADE. IT WILL BE DUE ONE WEEK BEFORE YOUR LAST DAY AS A SENIOR WHICH IS MAY 19, 2016 YOUR LAST DAY IS MAY 26, 2016. LATE PROJECTS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED THE DAY AFTER AND AT A RATE OF ONE LETTER GRADE LESS THAN WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE EARNED. This project needs to be typed or you will lose a letter grade. If you need computer/internet access check with me for a date and time you can stay after-school. DO NOT ASK ME THE DAY BEFORE THIS PROJECT IS DUE OR ON THE DAY THIS PROJECT IS DUE MAY 19, 2016 @ 11:59 PM ET. Why must this be typed? What’s up with the 11:59 PM business?This class is English 4: For College and Career Readiness. In college you must type most if not all assignments depending on your major. Even if the assignment was done to the best of your ability, but not your professor’s satisfaction you still may not “pass” that assignment. If you choose to pursue a career without a college education, you will still be in a position that requires you to type documents. If you need to create a cover letter and resume, submit documentation to your Human Resources Department, or even submit paperwork to get yourself out of a sticky situation at work you will need to type as well as cite evidence (situations with times and dates) to cover yourself or even avoid legal action. 11:59 PM is the time of choice for assignments to be due in College. You may also not have your assignment completed in class, and may need to go home for a few finishing touches. 11:59 is my way of giving you a grace period. You must have the following:At least 7 Songs on your Soundtrack. Each Song Must Include: The artist, song name, and record label.You may have at least one song that is an instrumental with the explanation paragraph only including why you thought the song was appropriate in mood and composition for the book. Each song must have a quote from the text and an accompanying paragraph. Your paragraph needs to include The meaning of your chosen song.What the quote that functions as a bridge to the text means (an explanation). How your song illustrates one of the key themes in the text. You may also have at least five songs on your Soundtrack that you feel discuss or introduce symbols, characters, or specific portions of the plot. How the author’s plot choice illustrated in your quote contributes to the overall effect of what is going on, including how the reader becomes impacted.YOUR ENTIRE PAPER NEEDS TO BE 12 POINT FONT IN TIMES NEW ROMAN, OR 11 POINT FONT IN ARIAL WITH THE WHOLE DOCUMENT MLA FORMATTED. You must create a Works Cited Page in MLA format for your project. See this page for a shortcut: anticipate that this project will take you at least 4-6 weeks to complete. I suggest the following timeline. Week OneBeginning 4/12/2016Read ahead and at least stay a half chapter ahead of class. Select your 7+songs and make your YouTube Play List.Week TwoBeginning 4/19/2016Continue to read ahead and stay at least a half chapter ahead of us in class. Pull a quote for each of your songs and begin to write at least 2-3 sentences of explanation per quote. Week ThreeBeginning 4/26/2016Continue to read ahead and stay at least a half chapter ahead of us in class. Write an analysis of each explanation according to the following criteria: At least 7 Songs on your Soundtrack. Each Song Must Include: The artist, song name, and record label.You may have at least one song that is an instrumental with the explanation paragraph only including why you thought the song was appropriate in mood and composition for the book. Each song must have a quote from the text and an accompanying paragraph. Your paragraph needs to include The meaning of your chosen song.What the quote that functions as a bridge to the text means (an explanation). How your song illustrates one of the key themes in the text. You may also have at least five songs on your Soundtrack that you feel discuss or introduce symbols, characters, or specific portions of the plot. How the author’s plot choice illustrated in your quote contributes to the overall effect of what is going on, including how the reader becomes impacted.YOUR ENTIRE PAPER NEEDS TO BE 12 POINT FONT IN TIMES NEW ROMAN, OR 11 POINT FONT IN ARIAL WITH THE WHOLE DOCUMENT MLA FORMATTED. You must create a Works Cited Page in MLA format for your project. See this page for a shortcut: your responses and turn your project in to our drop box. Week FourBeginning 5/3/2016Continue to read ahead and stay at least a half chapter ahead of us in class. Week Five, Beginning 5/10/2016Continue to read ahead and stay at least a half chapter ahead of us in class. Submit your essay this week for extra credit or make arrangements to type it out. Week Five, Beginning 5/17/2016Continue to read ahead and stay at least a half chapter ahead of us in class. Fine tune your essays and submit final drafts. LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA COMMON CORE SOUNDTRACK RUBRIC CATEGORY20171512Grammar and MechanicsNo misspellings or grammatical errors.Three or fewer misspellings and/or mechanical errors.Four misspellings and/or grammatical errors.More than 4 errors in spelling or grammar.SourcesSource information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. All documented in MLA FORMAT.Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. Most documented in desired format.Source information collected for graphics, facts and quotes, but not documented in desired format.Very little or no source information was collected.ContentCovers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent.Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good.Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors.Content is minimal OR there are several factual anizationContent is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material. The artist, song name, and record label are included for each song.Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed. Only the artist and song name are included. Or the proper information is included for most songs. Content is logically organized for the most part. Only the artist or song name are included.Or the proper information is included for some songs. There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts. Only some of the songs have the requested information.Or Common Core PortionYou have included a quote for each song and an explanation of what that quote means. You have included the meaning of each song. What your chosen quote means. You have explained why the quote ties your song in the soundtrack. You have explained how your song illustrates one of the key themes in the text.You have explained how the author’s plot choice illustrated in your quote contributes to the overall effect of what is going on (how it impacts the reader).Each paragraph is at least 7-10 sentences.You only have 5-6 of the required criteria for an A. Or You are mostly consistent throughout all songs.You have only 3-4 of the required criteria for an A. You are sometimes consistent with the required content.You only have 1-2 of the required criteria for an A. You only have the required information for a few songs.Total_________/100Ways to Lose a Letter GradeWays to Gain ? a Letter GradeNot typing projectTurning in your essay one week earlyTurning in the assignment late Having a Perfect MLA Works Cited PageComplexity Rating: Level 4: Extended Thinking & Complex ReasoningSupporting Standards:LAFS.1112.RL.1.1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. LAFS.1112.RL.1.2: Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text. LAFS.1112.RL.2.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful. (Include Shakespeare as well as other authors.) LAFS.1112.RL.2.5: Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text (e.g., the choice of where to begin or end a story, the choice to provide a comedic or tragic resolution) contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact. LAFS.1112.SL.1.2: Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) in order to make informed decisions and solve problems, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source and noting any discrepancies among the data.LAFS.1112.RI.3.7: Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in order to address a question or solve a problem. LAFS.1112.L.1.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. LAFS.1112.L.1.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. LAFS.1112.W.1.2Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information so that each new element builds on that which precedes it to create a unified whole; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic.Use appropriate and varied transitions and syntax to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts.Use precise language, domain-specific vocabulary, and techniques such as metaphor, simile, and analogy to manage the complexity of the topic.Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented (e.g., articulating implications or the significance of the topic). ................
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