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Lesson 11 Lesson PlanEvaluating an Exemplar Introductory ParagraphLiterary Analysis TaskAim: Students will evaluate an exemplar introductory paragraph and perform the revision of their own writing. NJSLS. L.8.1A, L.8.2A L.8.2C W.8.2A, W.8.2B,W.8.2C, W.8.2D,W.8.2E, W.8.4, W.8.5,W.8.7,W.8.8, W.8.10Focus: “Today you are going to be the grader of an exemplar introductory paragraph. An exemplar is a piece of writing that has been evaluated and considered to be good writing.”Assessment: The assessment rubric for this lesson is below.On-Task Student Assessment RubricPoints EarnedStudent attentively reads and/or listens to the directions and the PowerPoint.1Student volunteers to share his or her work when given an opportunity or when called on by the teacher.1Student revises written work to show improvement.5Student uses confusion to ask questions in order to clarify understanding.1Student actively participates in all phases of the exercise.10Student uses appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation when answering a question or sharing information.1Student uses all allotted time on task.1 Total Points Earned20Procedure: Teacher shows assessment rubric to students and reviews the requirements.Teacher distributes writing folders.Group Work ActivityTeacher distributes Student Worksheet/Exercise on pp. 2 - 4 and goes over the directions with students. Teacher distributes one for each student.Teacher circulates during classwork to assist, evaluate and conference.After students complete the Worksheet/Exercise, teacher plays the PowerPoint and follows directions.Independent WritingAfter showing the PowerPoint, teacher collects the exemplar paragraphs BEFORE students revise their own paragraphs so they do NOT copy the exemplar. Teacher implements the independent writing activity explained in the PowerPoint.Teacher circulates to assist, evaluate, and conference.Highlights Recap: Teacher asks a student or two to share a strength that they were able to pick out that they would probably not have been able to recognize last year. 0-193067Student Worksheet/ExerciseLATYou be the grader!Directions: Step 1.You will complete this lesson in groups of 4. Your teacher will tell you if you will be assigned to a group or may choose group members. Be ready to move your desks into the Group 4 Seating Arrangement when told to by your teacher.You will pretend that you are the one grading and assessing the exemplar paragraph on p. 4. As a group, mark the strengths and weaknesses on the paragraph and also make a list of the strengths and weaknesses of the exemplar paragraph in the space provided.A list of strengths and weaknesses is below. StrengthsWeaknessescontains all required components background contextclaimsnames of textsuses high level vocabulary wordsuses domain specific words for fictionuses domain specific words for analytical essaysuses complex syntax such as verbals, verbal phrases, appositives, parallel structure, etc.uses a variety of sentence constructionsuses appropriate transitionsrepeats key wordsaddresses audience and uses appropriate tone, voice, and styleany sentence that does not make sense or is not clearany sentence that does not support and help develop the claimanything that is not formal writing styleany irrelevant information any redundanciesany grammatical, punctuation, and spelling mistakesStep 2. ALTHOUGH YOU WILL WORK WITH A PARTNER, YOU EACH MUST HAVE A WRITTEN COPY OF YOUR WORK.Step 3.As a group, report the strengths and weaknesses you found. Allow all groups to have an opportunity to report their findings.Step 4.After you have assessed the exemplar paragraph in groups, you will watch a PowerPoint of the exemplar paragraph being assessed so you will have the opportunity to compare your assessment to the one on the PowerPoint.Step 5.After watching the PowerPoint, REVISE your writing independently by following the directions on the last slide.Step 6. Put all of your personal work in your writing folder.Lesson 11Evaluating Exemplar Introductory ParagraphFor the LATDirections: Fill in the strengths and weaknesses of the following introductory paragraph in the space provided. Use the list of strengths and weaknesses you received in this lesson. Feel free to mark up the essay as well.Exemplar IntroductionStrengths and WeaknessesMemorable figures in literature are often revealed to us through dialogue. Charles Dickens in Oliver Twist and James Joyce in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man introduce us to characters by allowing us to hear their voices. This use of dialogue enables us to form attachments of love and hate to the characters they create through such a powerful literary device. Both passages present evil antagonists through the spoken word, but while Oliver Twist has no hero save the protagonist, Oliver, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man populates the narrative with a sympathetic hero of sorts that shadows the protagonist Stephen. ................
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