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To Kill a Mockingbird final assessment/ 75 points

Objective: 1. To show/showcase students' comprehension and understanding of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird in terms of its narrative components (plot, character, setting);
2. To show/showcase students' understanding and analysis of writing/narrative elements in the text (literary conventions, part-to-whole, diction/syntax, etc.);
3. To examine broader thematic elements presented in and provoked by reading the text;
4. To show/showcase students' mastery of one or more California State Standards.

Materials: To Kill a Mockingbird; portfolio requirements sheet (w/standards listed); partner(s): groups of 2-5 people, please; technology and/or traditional media

Timeline: May 21: intro. May 24-26: watch Academy Award-winning film.
                      May 27 & 28: work on project & pf.
                      June 1-4: complete project & pf.
                      June 7-11: show & share projects & pfs.
      **June 14: review & turn in all textbooks; June 15: 2nd semester final! :)

Process:
1. Read Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Pay attention to the following elements:
            a. plot
            b. character development
            c. setting & local color (and how it affects the plot)
            d. moral of the story and universal themes
            e. development of the text (parts-to-whole, description, conventions,ETC.)
            f. relevance of the text and its parts to other texts/your life/etc.

2. Do some research on the following things (realize we've done some of this in class, folks!):
           a. Harper Lee and the setting of the book (the south during the Depression);
               b. diction (vocab) and syntax (sentence structure) and overall structure of the text, including                        idioms and words specific to the setting & charactersr;
               c. thematic elements: moral, author's purpose, themes, motifs/archetypes, lessons                                    learned, etc.

3. Decide with whom you'd like to work. You should not work alone. Work in pairs or groups of up to 5.

4. Develop a project, focusing on your standards. Which standards does your group need to complete the portfolio? Think up a way to showcase and share your knowledge in a way that reflects your mastery of the text and the standard. Be creative! Have fun!

     Examples/ Suggestions:
               Create a film
               PSA
               art project
               game
               scrapbook/picture book/ annotated text
               song
               poetry collection
                new narrative
   ...etc... (see MRs. Potts for more ideas!)

Your project should demonstrate solid understanding and reflection of the objectives listed above as well as entertain your audience.