CA 1 Summative Assignment
Description
Your assignment is to work in a group to complete a “Webquest.” This webquest will help you to retell a scene from the literature studied in a different time period. You will research the language, costumes, etc based on websites and the time period you choose, write a script, and perform the script orally using Audacity. Although your presentation will be delivered as a group, you will each have a specific task to complete and you will be evaluated individually. Tasks include: Historian, Linguist, Art Director, Director. Also, individually, you will each write an expository paragraph that explains why the piece of literature is timeless. You must each also complete a Works Cited page from your research. Your group will submit the following on the due date: Works Cited page, a copy of your script, your paragraph, the audio file, and your rubric. Visit the following website to get full details of the webquest:
Knowledge / Understanding/ Thinking / Inquiry
____ fulfill your role in the webquest (either linguist, historian, art director, or director) demonstrating an understanding of the original text and the time period chosen
Communication
____ present your scene with interest; have clear and audible voice; show enthusiasm (delivery /
pacing); have good stage presence; show adequate preparation (memorization of lines)
Application
____ write an expository paragraph that explains why the literature is timeless
____ follow the writing / creative process (drafts, outlines, etc.), and work effectively in a group
setting
____ include a Works Cited page for your research which follows the guidelines I give you.
DatesDate Assigned: In Class Periods: Due:
**Quick Summary of the different tasks:
Linguist – liner notes and script
Historian – introduction to script that sets up the timeline
Art director – props, scenery and costumes
Director – blocking / sound effects
Description
Your assignment is to work in a group to complete a “Webquest.” This webquest will help you to retell a scene from the literature studied in a different time period. You will research the language, costumes, etc based on websites and the time period you choose, write a script, and perform the script orally using Audacity. Although your presentation will be delivered as a group, you will each have a specific task to complete and you will be evaluated individually. Tasks include: Historian, Linguist, Art Director, Director. Also, individually, you will each write an expository paragraph that explains why the piece of literature is timeless. You must each also complete a Works Cited page from your research. Your group will submit the following on the due date: Works Cited page, a copy of your script, your paragraph, the audio file, and your rubric. Visit the following website to get full details of the webquest:
Knowledge / Understanding/ Thinking / Inquiry
____ fulfill your role in the webquest (either linguist, historian, art director, or director) demonstrating an understanding of the original text and the time period chosen
Communication
____ present your scene with interest; have clear and audible voice; show enthusiasm (delivery /
pacing); have good stage presence; show adequate preparation (memorization of lines)
Application
____ write an expository paragraph that explains why the literature is timeless
____ follow the writing / creative process (drafts, outlines, etc.), and work effectively in a group
setting
____ include a Works Cited page for your research which follows the guidelines I give you.
DatesDate Assigned: In Class Periods: Due:
**Quick Summary of the different tasks:
Linguist – liner notes and script
Historian – introduction to script that sets up the timeline
Art director – props, scenery and costumes
Director – blocking / sound effects