Tomorrow:
*Maus Quiz at end. (10p)
*Interview shared with me ready to grade.
Debrief Test #17.
Vladek: p211-226. Quiz tomorrow.
ONLINE VERSION: p51-66
120 Seconds in those classes that need to finish.
- (1-6) Introduction-Presentation: How well done? Did reader give title, author, and genre of the book and brief setting of the scene? Did reader capture the audience’s attention immediately?
- (1-6) Mechanics: Reading Clarity. Is the pacing good? Are words pronounced correctly and easily understood? Are words read slowly enough for the audience’s understanding? Is there enough volume?
- (1-6) Stage Presence: Does the reader appear confident? Does the reader establish eye contact with the audience during the intro? Are gestures, if any, natural and appropriate to the reading? Does it look like she/he has practiced?
- (1-6) Reading Interpretation: Are characters identifiable/differentiated by your voice? Can you tell when it’s a question? Can you tell when description ends and dialogue begins? CAN YOU AVOID THE MONOTONE DRONE?
- (1-6) Quality of Selection: Is it entertaining, whether dramatic, suspenseful, or funny? Does it make us want to read the book?
- (1-6) Audience Appeal: Is the reader holding the listeners’ attention? Overall impression?
If you did not complete FASTBRIDGE yesterday. start now.
- Check your sound volume BEFORE YOU LOG IN TO FASTBRIDGE – you need to hear computer instructions.
- Fastbridge link. (https://slcusd.illuminatehc.com/login)
- Sign in to Illuminate using the RED google button.
- Select the blue Continue to Portal bar.
- Select FastBridge Learning from the side menu.
- Select FastTrack Reading
- Do ANYTHING that says reading until there’s no more left.
Work on Interviews. Share ESSAY (Not Notes) with me by end of day TOMORROW. Checklist and Rubric.
- Introduction: Setting. Description of scene/setting. How it was set up. Why you chose this person. Relationship to this person.
- Description of person. Show, don’t tell.
- Looks. (Details.)
- Voice and choice of words. Delivery.
- Personality. (Bitter? Enthusiastic? Happy? Lost in memories? Crabby? What?)
- The intro/description should be 250-300 words.
- Interview.
- Questions you asked, followed by answers and follow up. (“My first question was…” “I started by asking…” Etc.)
- You may summarize their answers, but please include at least three good quotes (word for word, as close as you can get, using quotation marks) that use the person’s actual words.
- Conclusion: Discuss what you learned, most surprising info, most interesting, change in attitude toward older people, etc. About 75-100+ words.
- Name and Period and AN INTERESTING TITLE actually typed into the document.