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7th Grade in Class Writing AssignmentSummer Reading Follow- UpAssignment-Part 1: Using Social Media for Character AnalysisCreate a social media page (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat) for one of the characters fromany of the books you have read.See attached templates.1.) Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom & Science, Marc Aronson andMarina Budhos2.) Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women, (Paperback) Catherine Thames3.) Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science, John Fleischman4.) Hatchet, Gary PaulsonBe sure that you include: A picture/selfie of the main character (hand drawn, from a magazine/online, etc.) Personal information that you learned about the character throughout the book A minimum of one (1) status update, tweet, or post, per chapter. Highlight a major moment or asummary of the chapter. If you are using Instagram or Snapchat be sure to make use of the caption spaceand include hashtags. A time stamp to label which chapter each post is from and put them in chronological order. At least one comment from another character within the book on each post, picture, etc. Try to usedifferent characters for each comment, however characters can be repeated. If you do not know some personal information for your character, you may make it up, but it has to beconsistent with the story. (i.e., Katniss from Hunger Games would probably not be a fan of the showSurvivor.)
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Assignment Part 2 Friendly LetterPrompt: Write a letter to one character from any of the novels you have read. (Refer to the list of novels on thefirst page)Write a friendly letter to this person addressing your concerns about a decision or choice he or she made thatyou disagree with. Be sure to express your disagreement by providing evidence and examples from the text.Your letter should include the following: Address/Date Salutation/Greeting Body (at least two pieces of evidence from the text to support your response)o In the body, identify and describe the decisions made by the character;o Discuss why you disagree with this decision or choice;o Evaluate the decision or choice by offering the character an alternate solution to their decision;tell them what you would have done if you were in their place at the time they made the choice. Closing/Signature The letter should be typed or neatly written with blue or black ink and published free of errors ingrammar and mechanics.
Daniel Hale Williams Middle School 180Summer Reading Follow Up AssignmentCriteria4- Exceeds ExpectationSocialMediaPageW6LetterFormatCCLS W.1a,c,eArgumentativeContentCCLS W.1aClaimsRL8, W8ExplanationandText EvidenceCCLS W.1b,W9,RL1AlternateSolution cs3- Meets ExpectationGrade 7 – LiteracyGrading Criteria2- Approaching1-BelowExpectationExpectationSome parts of the socialThe social mediamedia page werepage wasincomplete or not directly incomplete,related to the text.illegible, OR notsubmitted.One social media page wascompleted includingphoto(s), status updates,personal information andtime stamps. All informationis directly related to theselected character and text.The letter submitted isorganized and coherent andincludes identifiable andaccurate componentsincluding: date, address,greeting/ salutation, body,closing and signature.The letter focuses on onerelevant and importantdecision made by thecharacter with which thewriter disagrees.The letter includes two ormore effective reasons whythey disagree with thecharacter’s decision.Two or more relevant andreasonable examples fromthe text are used to explainthe writer’s position.Most areas of the social mediapage were completed includingphoto(s), status updates,personal information and timestamps. Most information isdirectly related to the selectedcharacter and text.The letter submitted is mostlyorganized and coherent andincludes identifiable andaccurate components including:date, address, greeting/salutation, body, closing andsignature.The letter focuses on onedecision made by the characterwith which the writer disagrees.The writer has clearlyidentified one or morealternate decisions orchoices with which theydisagree.The project is neat, visuallyappealing, includes allelements and was submittedon time using black or blueink only.The assignment is free oferrors in spelling,punctuation, capitalization orgrammar.The writer has clearly identifiedone alternate decision orchoices with which theydisagree.The writer has attemptedto identify one alternatedecision or choice withwhich they disagree.The project is neat, appealing,includes most elements and wassubmitted on time using inkonly.The project is missingsome elements, is notprofessionally writtenand/or uses pencil orcolored ink.There are several errorsin grammar andmechanics whichinterfere with meaning.The letter includes two reasonswhy they disagree with thecharacter’s decision.Two relevant and reasonableexamples from the text are usedto explain the writer’s position.There are few errors in grammarand mechanics which interferewith meaning.Some parts of the lettersubmitted are organizedand identifiable.The lettersubmitted isdisorganized andincoherent andlacks identifiablecomponents.The letter includes onedecision made by thecharacter but is not thefocus of the letter.The letter doesnot include adecision made bythe character.The letter includes onereason why they disagreewith that character’sdecision.At least two relevant andreasonable examplesfrom the text are used toexplain the writer’sposition.The letter doesnot include claimsto explain thedisagreement.No relevant orreasonableexamples fromthe text are usedto explain thewriter’s position.The writer has notidentifiedalternatedecisions orchoices.The projectappears rushed;most parts aremissing orillegible.There are manyerrors in grammarand mechanicswhich interferewith meaning.CCLS L1, L2,W1.dComments:Score /32 %
any of the books you have read. See attached templates. 1.) Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom & Science, Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos 2.) Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women, (Paperback) Catherine Thames 3.) Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science, John .
