HistoricalFiction:KendallBinder
Part1:LearningTargetsandTestItems
Learning
Target
Story
structureand
components
Plot
progression
Character
traits
Plotand
character
interaction
TestItems
(atleast2foreachlearningtarget)
Prerequisite,IntendedLearning,or
AdvancedSkill
(allthreemustbepresent)
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Identifybasicstorycomponents:
matchingdefinitionsforcharacter,
setting,andplot
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Prerequisite
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Describehowsettinginfluences
storycomponents
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Intendedlearning
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Identifybeginning,middle,and
end
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Prerequisite
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Placeeventsontimeline
Makeapredictiononwhatwould
happennext
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Intendedlearning
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Analyzeauthor’suseof
foreshadowing,suspense,and
conflict
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Advanced
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Describephysicaltraits
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Prerequisite
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Describepersonalitytraits
includingmotivation
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Intendedlearning
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Identifyspecificploteventsthat
changedacharacter’straits
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Intendedlearning
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Identifyspecificcharactertraits
thatinfluencedplotevents
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Intendedlearning
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Analyzehowtheauthor’sownlife
experiencesmayhaveshaped
his/herperspective
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Advanced
HistoricalFiction:KendallBinder
Part2:Pre-Assessment(10points)
StoryStructureandComponents
1.Canahistoricalfictionsettingtakeplaceinthepresent?(1pt.)
A. Yes
B. No
2.Inastory,howapersonactsandwhatapersonlookslikeis:(1pt.)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Adescriptionofthesetting
Aplotofthestory
Anactioninthestory
Adescriptionofacharacter
3.ThesettingofastorythattakesplaceduringtheCivilWarwouldbesimilarto:(1pt.)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Asouthernplantationwithslavesinthe1860s
Asouthernplantationwithpaidlaborersinthe1900s
Anorthernfactorywithslavesinthe1860s
Anorthernfactorywithpaidlaborersinthe1900s
PlotProgression
4.MatchbydrawinglinestotheBeginning,Middle,andEndofastory(3pts.)
Charactersareintroducedalongwiththesetting.
Middle
Aproblemgrowsbiggerbetweencharacters. End
Theproblemissolvedandalessonislearned.
Beginning
CharacterTraits
5.Susanhasbrownhairwitharedbowthatmatchesherreddress.Thissentencedescribes
a:(1pt.)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Susanontheinside
Susanontheoutside
Susan’semotions
Susan’scharactertraits
6.Susanwasangrybecauseherbrotherhidherdoll.“Angry”describesSusan’s:(1pt.)
A.
B.
C.
D.
CharacterTrait
Emotion
Looks/Image
Brother
HistoricalFiction:KendallBinder
PlotandCharacterInteraction
7.Charactersinhistoricalfiction:(1pt.)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Arelivinginthepresent
Arefromthefuture
Arefromthepast
Arealwaysoldinage
8.Acompletefictionalstoryneeds:(1pt.)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Aplot,asetting,andcharacters
Aplot,characters,andpictures
Aplot,pictures,andatimeline
Asetting,characters,andamap
HistoricalFiction:KendallBinder
Part3:WhereamInow?Studentself-assessmentandgoalsetting.
LearningTarget
Storystructureand
components
Plotprogression
Charactertraits
Plotandcharacter
interaction
Pre-UnitRating
Mid-UnitRating
Post-UnitRating
Pre-UnitRatingReflectionQuestions
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Whatareyouexcitedaboutlearninginthisunit?
Whatdoyoufeelisyourbiggeststrengthandweaknessforthisunitis?
Whatpointsinhistorydoyouwanttoreadaboutinthisunit?
Whattypeofresourcesdoyouhaveathomethatcanhelpyouwiththisunit?Doyouneed
resourcestotakehome?
Name:
Date:
Status: Right now I can
Target: My goal is to __________________________________ by ____________________
Plan: To reach my goal I will ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
I will get help from ________________________________
HistoricalFiction:KendallBinder
Mid-UnitRatingReflectionQuestions
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Howdoyoufeelabouthistoricalfictionatthispointintheunit?
Haveyoubeenabletorelatethingsyoulearntoyourlifeduringthisunit?
Howdoyoufeelaboutmakingpredictionswhilereading?Areyouusuallycorrect?
Whattypeofresourcesdoyouhaveathomethatcanhelpyouwiththisunit?Doyouneed
resourcestotakehome?
Name:
Date:
Status: Right now I can
Target: My goal is to __________________________________ by ____________________
Plan: To reach my goal I will ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
I will get help from ________________________________
HistoricalFiction:KendallBinder
Post-UnitRatingReflectionQuestions
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Didyouenjoyhistoricalfictionordoyouthinkyouwouldpreferhistoricalfiction?
Whatdidyoulearnandlikeaboutthisunit?
Didyoufindthisunithard?Howdidyouseekhelp?
Didtheresourcesyouhadathomehelpyouwiththisunit?
Name:
Date:
Status: Can I apply Historical Fiction to my life?
Target: How did you reach your goals for this unit? ____________________
Recommendation for Mr. Binder:
How would you change this unit? What different books would you enjoy with this unit? ____
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Who did you get help from during this unit? _______________________________
HistoricalFiction:KendallBinder
PartFour:EffectiveFeedback
Sandy:Youusecompletesentences,properpunctuation,andappropriatecapitalizationforyour
foodreview!Iseethatyouincludedanintroductiontoyourfoodanddescribeditusingadjectives.
Inyourconclusion,youtoldthereaderthefoodagainandwheretobuyit.I’dlikeyoutoworkon
givingyourreadermorereasonwhyheorsheshouldtrySpaetzle.
Danny:Youcompletedallfourpartsofthefoodreview:anintroduction,adescriptionofJelly
Belly’s,reasonswhyJellyBelly’saredelicious(“…theymakeyourtastebudstingle.”isvery
descriptive),andaconclusionwhereyoutoldyourreaderthefoodandwheretobuyit.Your
sentencesarecomplete.I’dlikeyoutopayattentionwhenyoureviseyourworktopropersentence
punctuationattheendofthesentenceandyourcommas.Ialsowouldlikeyoutorereadyour
writingandcheckforcapitalizationatthebeginningofyoursentencesandpropernouns.
Grant:Alltheparts(introduction,description,reasons,andconclusion)ofyourfoodrevieware
writtenandyouusewonderfuladjectivestodescribeSkittles(Ididn’tknowtherewasapurple
Skittle!).Youtellyourreaderaboutyourfooditemagainintheconclusionandwheretobuythem.
I’dlikeyoutorereadyourwritingusingawhisperphonetomakesureyouareusingcomplete
sentences.Whenyoureread,askyourselfifyoursentencessoundright.Thiswillhelpyouwith
yourpunctuationandcompletesentences.Asyourereadyourwriting,paycloseattentiontoyour
capitallettersatthebeginningofyoursentencesandcapitalizeyourfood,Skittles,becauseitisa
propernoun(abrandname).
Characteristicsofthe
WritingPiece
Introduction:Didyou
introduceyourfood
item?
Description:Didyou
describeyourfooditem
usingatleasttwo
adjectives?
Reasons?Didyougiveat
leasttwoopinionsabout
yourfooditem?
Conclusion?Didyou
restateyourfooditem
andtellyourreader
wheretofindit?
CompleteSentences
wereused.
Propersentence
punctuationwasused.
Youcapitalizedcorrect
words(atthebeginning
ofyoursentencesand
propernouns).
Sandy
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Grant
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HistoricalFiction:KendallBinder
PartFive:HowamIdoing?FormalAssessments
ConstructedResponse(6pts.)
Studentswillbereadaloudwiththebookprojected,thestorytitledTreeofHopebyAmy
Littlesugar.Afteradiscussionofthestory,studentswillbepromptedtoanswerthefollowing
questionsinwriting:
A. Whattwodetailsfromthestoryhelpedyouunderstandthatthiswashistorical
fiction?Writeonecompletesentenceusingconnectingwords.(2pts)
B. Writetwocompletesentencesabouttwothingsinthestorythatweredifferentfrom
thewaytheyaretoday.(2pts)
C. Useproperpunctuationandcapitallettersinyourresponse.(2pts)
Thiswillassessthestudents’(1)abilitytoidentifythecharacteristicsofhistoricalfiction,(2)
describehowtheauthorshowsthereaderthatthestoryistakingplaceinadifferenttime,and(3)
thestudentsuseofpunctuationandcapitalletters.
RL2.5:Describetheoverallstructureofastory,includingdescribinghowthebeginningintroduces
thestoryandtheendingconcludestheaction.
RL2.7:Useinformationgainedfromtheillustrationsandwordsinaprintordigitaltextto
demonstrateunderstandingofitscharacters,setting,orplot.
Rubric:
Didyouanswerthe
questionwithdetails
aboutthehistorical
fictiongenreusinga
connectingword?
Didyoucompletetwo
sentencesusingtext
evidencetodescribe
howthingsare
differenttoday?
Didyouusecapital
letters,proper
punctuation,and
correctspelling?
Unsatisfactory(2-0pts) Developing(3-4pts)
Youdidnotwritewhat Youansweredonly
thequestionaskedfor. partofthequestion
(0pts)
withonedetail.
Youdidnotusea
connectingword.
(1pt)
Youincluded0or1
Youincluded2details
detail(s)anddidnot
butdidnotusetext
usetextevidence.
evidence.(1pt)
(0pts).
4+errors.
(0pts)
2-3errors.
(1pt)
Proficient(5-6pts)
Yougotit!You
answeredthewhole
questionusing
connectingwordswith
onecomplete
sentence.
(2pts)
Youincluded2or
moreofthemost
importantdetails
usingtextevidence.
(2pts)
0-1errors.
(2pts)
HistoricalFiction:KendallBinder
SelectedResponse(12pts.)
StoryStructureandComponents
1.TreeofHopetakesplaceinwhichcity?(1pt.)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Chicago
Harlem
Boston
LosAngeles
2.ThesettingofTreeofHopetakesplaceduringwhichhistoricaltime?(1pt.)
A.
B.
C.
D.
WorldWarII
TheCivilWar
TheGreatDepression
TheCivilRightsActof1960
3.IsthefollowingstatementTrueorFalse:(1pt.)
TheHarlemRenaissancerepresentsacultureofblackwriters,poets,actors,andartists
duringtheGreatDepressioninthe1920sand1930sinHarlem,NewYork.
A. True
B. False
PlotProgression
4.WhydidFlorriewishupontheTreeofHopeatthebeginningofthestory?(1pt.)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Tohelpherdaddybecomeanactoragain.
TohelpherdaddyfindajobattheBakery.
Tohelpherfamilyfindaplacetolive.
Tohelpherfamilygetfood.
5.WhyweretheblackpeopleofHarlemangryabouttheplayMacbethbeingperformedat
theLafayetteTheatre?(1pt.)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Macbethwaswrittenbyarichman.
Macbethwastooviolent.
Macbethwastoodifficulttounderstand.
Macbethwaswrittenbyawhiteman.
HistoricalFiction:KendallBinder
6.Attheendofthestory,theaudienceatMacbethcheered,clapped,andyelled,“ENCORE!”
WhatdoesENCOREmean?(1pt.)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Torequestanadditionalperformance.
Torequestameetingwiththeactorsoftheplay.
Tosay“Hooray”inFrench.
Tosay“Repeat”inFrench.
7.MatchthefollowingeventsintheorderthattheyhappenedinTreeofHope.(3pts.)
DaddymetMamaattheLafayetteTheatre. Middle
FlorriewishedupontheTreeofHope.
End
Mr.WellesandthecastofMacbethbowedonstage. Beginning
CharacterTraits
8.FlorriewishedforherDaddytobehappyasanactor,Florrie’scharactertraitinthestory
is:(1pt.)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Selfish
Caring
Angry
Hard-Working
PlotandCharacterInteraction
9.DaddydidnotgiveupauditioningforMacbeth,eventhoughMacbethwaswrittenby
WilliamShakespeare—Daddy’scharactertraitsatthispointofthestoryare:(1pt.)
A.
B.
C.
D.
IrresponsibleandFoolish
BraveandHard-Working
PoliteandHelpful
FoolishandSelfish
CharacterInteraction
10.IsthefollowingstatementTrueorFalse:(1pt.)
TreeofHopeisatruestorybecauseOrsonWelleswasareal-lifedirectorinU.S.historyand
hewasthedirectorforMacbethinTreeofHope.
A. True
B. False