Enriched 9-13-2012

Sorry, classes, need to make this a quick one.  We definitely went higher level with our analysis today.  Examining the New Yorker cover and discussing the connection it has to "MRD" bordered on a level 4 DOK prompt.  Thank Mrs. O'Malley for talking me out of making that your individual writing prompt.  There are a few of you who, through your group analysis and discussion, came pretty close to nailing the connection.  We'll discuss it in class tomorrow, and you'll see the way you need to examine the entire picture and connect the story to it fully.  Actually, here is the rubric I was going to use for the paper.

Using language that registers on the high end of 8th grade competency, the writer fully explores the relationship between the two pieces offering insightful discussion that is supported by ample, effective evidence drawn from both sources and presented in a well organized paper.

That's for the exemplary response.  There are other levels as well, but you get the idea.  "Fully explores"..."insightful discussion"..."ample evidence"...those are phrases that you will need to pay close attention to.  I'll be able to use the same rubric for tomorrow's writing even though we are switching from a picture to a poem.  

No Archer card signing tomorrow, but, perhaps, something better.  Those of you who read the blog will  now be rewarded.  What you do with that reward is up to you.  The poem you will be using tomorrow in connection to "The Masque of the Red Death" is John Donne's "For Whom the Bell Tolls".  Good luck!