Thursday, November 17, 2005

Essay and chart due, Start Unit Final

Essay that compares "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman and "From Lincoln: a Photobiography" is due today as is the related chart.

You have twenty minutes to put the finishing touches on them and update your assignment list and computer spreadsheet.

Take End of Unit Assessment for the following standards:
2.3 Find similarities and differences between texts in the treatment, scope, or organization of ideas.

2.4 Compare the original text to a summary to determine whether the summary accurately captures the main ideas, includes critical details, and conveys the underlying meaning.

Summary of From Lincoln: A Photobiography to use for the test essay question.

Rubric for the comprehension questions.

1 comment:

Andy Hilbert said...

I am really happy with the progress of the students. The next unit about Anne Frank will be very interesting (and not as much work!).