Thursday, December 16, 2010
Memoir Assessments
Through the dissection of Probst's Response and Analysis as well as our classroom discussions, I now give the following two exams during my memoir unit. One usually occurs at midterm and the second as a final. Both of these capture the essential question of How can other people's experiences shape our own? Both of these allow students to demonstrate the structure and style of a memoir and most importantly the overall experience they have had with memoirs and finally how a memoir can affect their life.
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Memoir Midterm:
ReplyDeleteWrite a memoir of your experience and understanding of a memoir. Be sure to incorporate a summary, scene, and muse. What was your background on a particular concept covered? Choose a specific memoir that helps you explain your growth as a student. Reflect on how you have been affected and how you will connect this to your life.
In a five-paragraph essay, choose ONE of the questions below as your focus. Be sure to utilize the common elements of an introduction, body, and conclusion. You may use your topic chart and the text.
ReplyDelete1) What new perspectives about life did you learn from reading Tuesdays with Morrie? Be sure to identify what your previous perspective was on a certain topic, support with a perspective from the text, and explain how this has changed your life.
2) What perspectives about life are confirmed from reading Tuesdays with Morrie. Be sure to identify, support, and explain why these perspectives are similar to yours.
3) What perspectives about life do you feel are disputed from reading Tuesdays with Morrie? Be sure to identify what your perspective is, support with an opposing perspective from the text, and explain why you disagree with the perspective.