1.7 Response Forum

Learning Target (Curricular Competencies):

  • Access information for diverse purposes and from a variety of sources to inform writing
  • Construct meaningful personal connections between self, text, and world
  • Respectfully exchange ideas and viewpoints from diverse perspectives to build shared understanding and extend thinking

Task:

In the response forum, identify and explain your knowledge of 5 literary terms from the two lists:  narrative literary terms and poetry literary terms.  Then identify 5 you don't know and provide a definition for them.  Consider where you might apply them in day-to-day life.

There are TWO activities in a FORUM:

    1. Start a new discussion topic by clicking on Add a New Discussion Topic.
    2. Reply/Respond to someone else's discussion topic by clicking on their topic and selecting Reply.  Comment on the terms they chose.  Offer advice on learning how to apply them in literary reading.  Try using the following prompts to guide your response to another post.  "I wonder…"  "I know…"  "I can…"  Don't just agree or disagree.

Assessment:  Below you will find the exemplary criteria used to assess the assignment.  

Learning Target: (Exemplary 6/6): Exemplary comprehension of the task and clear accomplishment of the objective. Student has carefully considered prior knowledge of narrative and poetic literary terms and activated new knowledge.  Content is clear, concise and original and makes insightful connections between self and text. 

Response/Reply:  Exemplary (6/6):  The response/reply is thoughtful, insightful and respectfully exchanges ideas and viewpoints.  Student demonstrates an exceptional level of understanding and communication of shared information.

 

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