San Diego Jewish Academy 9th Grade Humanities Semester Review Book

Create a book in which you pick at least one meaningful quote with at least three pieces of textual evidence from each of the following units covered this semester.

• Your answer to how we are to live.
• Rise of Democratic Ideas readings
• Julius Caesar - Ancient Rome
• Anglo-Saxon Heroes -
  • Beowulf: oral epic poem from the culture of Germanic-speaking tribes who invaded Britain in the fifth century
  • Arthur: oral legend about King Arthur who may have been the leader of the Celtic people who were driven in to Wales by the Anglo-Saxon invaders; he supposedly united the Britons to fight the invaders around the sixth century
  • Robin Hood: oral legend from the Anglo-Saxon culture of the Crusades and the Norman Conquest circa late twelfth century

Organize each of the quotes and evidence into a coherent and revised statement about your feelings on how we are to live.

Top

Lead statement
Interest grabber: a quote, image and quote, opening statement, question, etc.

Quote and textual evidence for each of the above units
Evidence from text: quotations, paraphrased details, examples, and images

Conclusion paragraph
Synthesis: an overarching statement that clearly shows how you feel we are to live

The final book must be word processed, edited, and conform to the "Design Expectations" found at: http://www.writedesignonline.com/human/design

• Provides a powerful lead statement. (5 pts)
• Includes one meaningful quote and three pieces of textual evidence for how we are to live. (5pts)
• Includes one meaningful quote and three pieces of textual evidence from the Rise of Democratic Ideas readings. (chapter 5 in WH text) (5pts)
• Includes one meaningful quote and three pieces of textual evidence from Julius Caesar and Ancient Rome. (chapters 6-7 in WH text) (5pts)
• Includes one meaningful quote and three pieces of textual evidence for Anglo-Saxon Heroes. (Beowulf and chapter 9 in WH text) (5pts)
• Provides a powerful and coherent overarching statement. (10pts)
• Shows revision, editing, clarity and grace, as well as meeting the "Design Expectations". (10 points)

Total 45 points

Brainstorm - shows how different tools facilitate the brainstorming process. http://www.writedesignonline.com/organizers/brainstorm.html

Sense Web - starts the brainstorming process for creating show, not tell senses. http://www.writedesignonline.com/assignments/senseweb.html

Design Expectations - standards of design for all projects. http://www.writedesignonline.com/human/design

How to Use Quotes - humm, what you do think, it's about using quotes in text. - http://www.writedesignonline.com/assignments/usingquotes.html

Re-vision - another check list, this time intended to correct your vision. - http://www.writedesignonline.com/assignments/re-vision.html

Works Cited and Writing Style Guides - shows an example of a Works Cited listing and provides links to several writing style guides such as MLA and APA. - http://www.writedesignonline.com/workcited.html