Freedom Writers Bonus Assignment PDF

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Freedom Writers BONUS Assignment

You will read the assigned pages in Freedom Writers Diary and answer the discussion questions. After reading / answering / reflecting over the four sections within this text, you will create a One Page Wonder to share with the class. Include these required elements in the One Page Wonder: 1. 2. 3. 4.

identification of the one or two most obvious critical factors observed in the section; summary of the content, identification of strengths and weaknesses and an application to current teaching practices; audience.

You will use one slide of a PowerPoint to create your One Page Wonder. You will present your completed assignment to the class on the assigned day.

CATEGORIES

4 EXCELLENT

3 PROFICIENT

2

Required elements

The presentation includes all required elements as well as additional information Content is clear & concise. All sources cited; information is correct & relevant

The presentation includes all required elements

The presentation includes all major topics but not all the required elements Content is vague at times Some sources cited; information is mostly correct & sometimes relevant Few sources; evidence has some degree of detail

Content accuracy

Supporting evidence

Organization Grammar

Variety of sources; detailed & compelling. Opposing evidence refuted Exceptional organization No spelling, grammatical errors or punctuation errors Sophisticated vocabulary, word choice & varied sentence structure

Content is mostly clear & concise All sources cited; information is correct & relevant Multiple sources detailed; Opposing evidence considered Logical, easy to follow, interesting Few (1-3) spelling, grammatical or punctuation errors Good use of vocabulary & word choice

NOVICE

Logical & reasonably easy to follow Minimal (4-5) spelling, grammatical & punctuation errors Low level use of vocabulary & word choice

1 UNSATISFACTORY

The presentation was missing several required elements Content is vague; few to no sources cited; Information is incorrect &/or irrelevant No sources presented to support claims

Some organization & difficult to follow More than 5 spelling, grammatical & punctuation errors Poor use of vocabulary & word choice Total

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