Monday, June 7 to Friday, June 11: Common Formative Assessment:

 

 Housekeeping: 

All grades are up-to-date:

If you have anything you wish to submit, please do so by this Friday at midnight, when the grades will close for this quarter.  Nothing will be accepted after midnight Friday. All grades are due downtown on Wednesday the 16th, and time is needed to submit these.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING MONDAY, June 7 THROUGH Friday, June 11

Quick overview:  Monday, June 7 preparation for Common Formative Assessment, the CFA

                              Tuesday, June 8: Day 1 testing

                              Wednesday, June 9 : all students who                                                                       receive extended time must come to                                                     regular  office hours. 

                               Thursday, June 10: Day 2 testing

                               Friday, June 11: Day 3 testing; copy material onto the google form. (See google classroom for the link)

                              

          If you are absent, you must have a parent or guardian notify the office. 

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Review of the directions you will see on the CFA

English II

Common Formative Assessment (CFA) Unit 3

 

Your Task: Write a well-developed, text-based response of two to four paragraphs in which you use ideas from both pieces of texts to establish a central idea. Develop your central idea using specific examples and details from each piece of text.

Choose one writing strategy (literary element or literary technique or rhetorical device) that develops this central idea. Examples include: characterization, conflict, denotation/connotation, metaphor, simile, irony, language use, point-of-view, setting, structure, symbolism, theme, tone, etc. used by one of the authors. Using specific details from that piece of text, in a well-developed essay, show how the author uses that element or technique to develop the text.

Guidelines: 

Be sure to: 

• Identify a central idea that speaks to both pieces of text 

• Create a thesis statement that develops an argument thoughtfully and persuasively 

• Analyze how the author’s use of one writing strategy (literary element or literary technique or rhetorical device) develops this central idea. Examples include: characterization, conflict, denotation/connotation, metaphor, simile, irony, language use, point-of-view, setting, structure, symbolism, theme, tone, etc. 

• Use strong and thorough evidence from the text to support your analysis 

• Organize your ideas in a cohesive and coherent manner 

• Maintain a formal style of writing 

• Follow the conventions of standard written English

Student Directions

Students will be given 2-3, 49 minute class periods to complete the CFA Day 1: Students read and annotate provided texts and complete the Multiple Choice questions Days 2-3: Students write 2-3 paragraph response:              On the final day, students will transfer their multiple choice/essay onto Google form before submitting. This form can only be submitted once. Guiding Question: How do writer’s use literary elements to develop similar themes using different genres? Instruct students to read the following passage and poem to establish a central idea about childhood memories.

 

1. Tomorrow when you come into class, you will find the notetaker CFA in google classroom. You each have your own copy.

2. Reread the instructions and begin. Begin with the multiple choice questions. These will give you insight into how you will respond to the essay component.

3. Again, for those of you who receive extra time, you will use office hours on Wednesday to continue working.

4. You will have class time on Thursday to work on the CFA notetaker. 

5. On Friday, you will have a google form in google classroom. You will fill out the top and copy your work onto the form; then submit.

That's all folks!