Friday

 

 Today we are going to read "The Montgomery Bus Boycott" and discuss a connection with Night

Below is the rubric for your project on Night. You will have much of next week to work on this project - as long as you work. If not I will have us do something else in class.

NIGHT UNIT GOAL PRESENTATION RUBRIC:

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Author’s purpose	Student is able to determine the authors’ purpose of multiple texts (including Night) and relate them to social injustice, memory as a force of change, or the Holocaust	Student is able to determine the authors’ purpose in Night and one other text and relate it to social injustice, memory as a force of change, or the Holocaust	Student is able to determine the author’s purpose in only one text or may not be able to relate the purpose to social injustice, memory as a force of change, or the Holocaust	Student is unable to determine author’s purpose or connect it to social injustice, memory as a force of change, or the Holocaust
Textual evidence	Student use two or more apt textual citations to reinforce his/her point of view.  The evidence is analyzed and offers insight in to the question of social injustice, memory as a force of change or the Holocaust	Student uses at least two apt textual citations that reinforce his/her point of view.  The evidence may not be analyzed or the analysis doesn’t offer a great deal of depth	Student uses least that two textual citations, or the citations are either not exact or inaccurate.  There may not be any analysis of how the sources reinforce author’s purpose	No citations used
Deliver of Presentation	Presentation’s delivery is smooth with no “filler” words or sounds.  Volume and pacing are adequate.  No pronunciation or enunciation problems.	Presentation’s delivery for the most part is smooth and understandable.  There maybe a few “filler” words, pronunciation or enunciation problems.	Multiple problems with either “filler” words or sounds.  Pronunciation or enunciation issues.	Presentation is extremely hard to follow or student fails to do it.
Visual Aids	5 or more visual aids that reinforce the ideas of the presentation and connect with the theme of social injustice, memory as a force of change or the Holocaust.	3-4 visuals that for the most part reinforce the ideas of the presentation.