San Diego
Jewish Academy
High School Humanities
My Name Is Me and I
Am It
Assignment Rationale:
Building community, beginning journey into self,
establishing course expectations, and using creative process.
Kickoff
Piece(s):
"My Name" from The House on Mango Street by
Sandra Cisneros; The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Manus
Pinkwater; famous signatures; shape and line vocabulary; basic
composition demo
Essential
Ingredients:
Meets WriteDesign "Rules of Thumb" within website
Writing - Create snapshot of your feelings toward your name. It may include history, meaning, and association. Show your control of spelling, grammar, and mechanics.
Design - Use headline type that distinguishes itself from body copy and show careful use of page layout with purposeful positioning of text and white space. Include your signature as an integrated part of the page layout.
Technology - Use word processor (Microsoft Word, ClarisWorks, or WordPerfect) and show strong evidence of having used the spellchecker.
Signature may be created by using pens, markers,
quills, brushes, scanned art, or computer generated art.
Due Date(s) for Steps of
Creative Process:
TBA Concept Development (research, notes, brainstorming [graphic organizers, see Cerebral Flatulence on Website], sketching, pre-writing)
TBA Draft Phase (organize research and create coherent product) Ready for Response
TBA Revision and Editing Phase (further develop and refine, get more response, proofread)
TBA Final (tight and as perfect as possible
within the timeline and parameters of assignment) Ready for
Assessment
Rubric:
(scored
plus, check,
minus)
Creates snapshot of your feelings toward your name.
Includes history, meaning, and association.
Shows control of spelling, grammar, and mechanics.
Uses headline type that distinguishes itself from body copy
Shows careful use of page layout with purposeful positioning of text and white space.
Includes signature as an integrated part of the page layout.
Uses word processor (Microsoft Word, ClarisWorks, or WordPerfect)
Shows strong evidence of having used the spellchecker.
Signature expressively uses pens, markers, quills,
brushes, scanned art, or computer generated art.
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