11. The Topic of Interest assignment asked you to choose two books that allow you to study a topic that interests you. My hope is that you learned something about your topic and why it is of interest to you. Now it’s time to write!
14. Establish a focus for your paper. What is important about your topic (thesis statement)? (20 pts.)
15. Organize your ideas effectively to communicate them. What points do you want to make about your topic (body)? (20 pts.)
16. In the body of the essay, develop your points by providing examples and quotations from your Reader’s Notebook then explain how these relate to your main focus-thesis statement. (20 pts.)
17. Show that you read and understood the books you chose. (20 pts.)
18. Include the Works Cited information from the forms you filled out on each book. (20 pts.)
42. Do not read the whole speech from the note cards.
43. 75 points total Steps<br />Introduce your topic, refer to the titles and authors of the books you read, explain why you chose this topic, and explain why it is important to you and to others-thesis statement.<br />Identify the points you want to make about the topic and provide examples for each point from your Reader’s Notebook and note the source. Explain how these points relate to your main idea-thesis statement.<br />Conclude your presentation by discussing what you learned from reading these two books and how they relate to your life now or in the future: maybe they inspired you because you strive to play in the World Cup.<br />Total project grading (375 pts.):<br />In-class reading on Tuesday and Thursday100 pts.<br />Reader’s Notebook100 pts.<br />Essay100 pts.<br />Presentation 75 pts.<br />Topic of Interest Independent Reading, Essay, Presentation Assignment<br />California State Standards<br />Standards (ELA 10th Grade)<br />2.0 Reading Comprehension (Focus on Informational Materials)<br />Students read and understand grade-level-appropriate material. They analyze the organizational patterns, arguments, and positions advanced. The selections in Recommended Literature, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve illustrate the quality and complexity of the materials to be read by students. In addition, by grade twelve, students read two million words annually on their own, including a wide variety of classic and contemporary literature, magazines, newspapers, and online information.<br />2.0 Writing Applications (Genres and Their Characteristics) <br />Students combine the rhetorical strategies of narration, exposition, persuasion, and description to produce texts of at least 1,500 words each. Student writing demonstrates a command of standard American English and the research, organizational, and drafting strategies outlined in Writing Standard 1.0.<br /> <br />Using the writing strategies of grades eleven and twelve outlined in Writing Standard 1.0, students will do the following:<br />2.2 Write responses to literature: <br />a. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the significant ideas in works or passages. <br />b. Analyze the use of imagery, language, universal themes, and unique aspects of the text. <br />c. Support important ideas and viewpoints through accurate and detailed references to the text and to other works. <br />d. Demonstrate an understanding of the author’s use of stylistic devices and an appreciation of the effects created. <br />e. Identify and assess the impact of perceived ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text.<br />2.3 Write reflective compositions: <br />b. Draw comparisons between specific incidents and broader themes that illustrate the writer’s important beliefs or generalizations about life. <br />2.6 Deliver multimedia presentations: a. Combine text, images, and sound and draw information from many sources (e.g., television broadcasts, videos, films, newspapers, magazines, CD-ROMs, the Internet, electronic media-generated images). b. Select an appropriate medium for each element of the presentation. c. Use the selected media skillfully, editing appropriately and monitoring for quality. d. Test the audience’s response and revise the presentation accordingly. <br />Written and Oral English Language Conventions<br />The standards for written and oral English language conventions have been placed between those for writing and for listening and speaking because these conventions are essential to both sets of skills. <br />Written and Oral English Language Conventions <br />Students write and speak with a command of Standard English conventions.<br />2.0 Speaking Applications (Genres and Their Characteristics) <br />Students deliver polished formal and extemporaneous presentations that combine the traditional rhetorical strategies of narration, exposition, persuasion, and description. Student speaking demonstrates a Students command of standard American English and the organizational and delivery strategies outlined in Listening and Speaking 1.0.<br />1.0 Speaking Standard <br />Using the speaking strategies of grade eleven and twelve outlined in Listening and Speaking Standard 1.0, students: write and speak with a command of Standard English conventions appropriate to the grade level. <br />