Unit Assessment Plan
After each lesson concerning thesis statements, I will have you complete a quickwrite, which will be turned in at the end of class. I will use these quickwrites to see how well you understand what we are learning and practicing in class.
The entry level assessment will be completed after the first lesson (The teacher lecture). The lecture should give you a good understanding of what a thesis statement is.
The formative questions will be done in class (If you can't finish all four of them before the period is over, don't panic - I'll let you turn them in at the beginning of our next class.) after the second lesson, which is the webercize. I'll be using your answers to these questions to determine whether or not you know how a thesis statement functions in an essay.
Finally, the summative questions will be asked after the third lesson, which is the graphic organizer assignment. This should give you all the knowledge you need to write your own thesis statement and use it to guide your essay. I will be looking at your answer to this question to see how well you understood the unit, and whether or not you need a few more lessons before we begin actual essay writing.
The entry level assessment will be completed after the first lesson (The teacher lecture). The lecture should give you a good understanding of what a thesis statement is.
The formative questions will be done in class (If you can't finish all four of them before the period is over, don't panic - I'll let you turn them in at the beginning of our next class.) after the second lesson, which is the webercize. I'll be using your answers to these questions to determine whether or not you know how a thesis statement functions in an essay.
Finally, the summative questions will be asked after the third lesson, which is the graphic organizer assignment. This should give you all the knowledge you need to write your own thesis statement and use it to guide your essay. I will be looking at your answer to this question to see how well you understood the unit, and whether or not you need a few more lessons before we begin actual essay writing.
Summative Assessment:
Read the quote below from George Orwell's 1984. Do you think that this passage is important to the book’s meaning? Yes or no? How do you think this quote can be applied to every day life?
“The best books... are those that tell you what you know already.”
― George Orwell, 1984
Assuming that this is an essay prompt, write a cohesive thesis that addresses your opinion on the passage given and how it plays into the book.
Here is a rubric that will help you to understand what qualifies as a polished thesis statement:
Thesis Statement Rubric
Write your thesis statements at home and have them ready tomorrow to turn in. Map out a hand-written plan (your can write a rough draft here too) and type up the final product.
“The best books... are those that tell you what you know already.”
― George Orwell, 1984
Assuming that this is an essay prompt, write a cohesive thesis that addresses your opinion on the passage given and how it plays into the book.
Here is a rubric that will help you to understand what qualifies as a polished thesis statement:
Thesis Statement Rubric
Write your thesis statements at home and have them ready tomorrow to turn in. Map out a hand-written plan (your can write a rough draft here too) and type up the final product.
Summative assessment 2:
Read the following quote from 1984. Orwell wrote 1984 in 1948 as a warning of what could come to pass in the future. Think about today's society. Do you think that our society resembles this quote? Why or why not?
“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.”
― George Orwell, 1984
Write a well-developed thesis statement that clearly expresses your opinion and gives several reasons that you could use to build body paragraphs off of. Use the rubric while writing.
Thesis Statement Rubric
“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.”
― George Orwell, 1984
Write a well-developed thesis statement that clearly expresses your opinion and gives several reasons that you could use to build body paragraphs off of. Use the rubric while writing.
Thesis Statement Rubric
Assessment Summary
For the first question, you will simply be tested on your knowledge of what thesis statements are and how they function in an essay. This question does have a right answer, so it is not interpretive. For the formative questions, you will need to use critical thinking skills to provide an acceptable answer. You have to really know how a thesis statement functions and how it will work in your essay in order to answer these. For the summative questions,you will be graded on how well your thesis statement follows the conventions of English and how well it answers the essay's question. Stay away from words like "good" and "bad" and other adjectives that are overused or cliche. See the rubric for a break down of grading and think about it while writing your thesis statement.