Personal and Cultural Identity
Summary Explanation of Assignments
Here is a quick overview of the assignments for this unit. However, be sure you read over the specific assignment instructions that follow for each one. Review the marking rubrics for the assignments before you start.
ASSIGNMENT 1: Film Critique
Write a film critique as it pertains to cultural identity. Imagine you are a film critic for a major news agency. Write a 200-300 word critique of the film and its portrayal of culture. How is a culture being portrayed in the movie? Are there stereotypes? Is it positive or negative? This isn't an overall critique of the film, but rather its portrayal of cultural identity. You could choose a play or a movie. Make sure you identify the title of the film in your topic sentence. If you have other suggestions, please discuss with your teacher.
ASSIGNMENT 2: Personal Identity
Create a project that sums up your response to "What does it mean to be me?" There are 3 different project choices.
ASSIGNMENT 3: Making Inferences
Write a narrative paragraph telling the story of what is happening in the picture based on what you INFER from the picture. Form your own conclusion. Make sure you review narrative writing. Your paragraph should follow a standard plot outline that includes an introduction, rising action, climax, falling action and conclusions (denouement).
ASSIGNMENT 4: Oral Language
Write a 200-300 word personal response that explains and supports your personal response to a poem/song by making comparisons to other ideas and concepts; relates reactions and emotions to understanding of the poem; develops opinions using reasons and evidence; suggests contextual influences and relationships. There is no wrong response here. Try to identify literary devices such as allusion, metaphor and explain their purpose in the song. What does the title of song mean?
ASSIGNMENT 5: Editing FORUM
Go through the 3 Grammar Resources listed under Course Resources. These sites are from an online Grammar textbook called The Bare Essentials. There are examples, practice exercises, and practice tests.
Do the practice tests in Unit 2 (SENTENCES) and Unit 3 (GRAMMAR). If you are not achieving 100% on these tests, review the lesson in the EXAMPLES and the do some practice EXERCISES to review.
In this forum, comment on which of the tests you found easiest. Which one was most difficult? Was there a concept in these practice tests that was unfamiliar to you? How might you begin to apply these learning lessons into your own writing? Can you see where you might use some of these conventions of language? Provide a discussion of your results and their applications into your creative writing.
ASSIGNMENT 6: PROJECT - Writing a Personal Narrative
Your project for this unit is to write a personal narrative that is based on common themes found in your chosen literary study. Write a multi-paragraph composition on one of the writing prompts in the assignment. Connect not only to your own experiences but also to ideas/themes commonly found in your selected area of study. You may agree or disagree with the prompt.