Evaluation for Journey Through the Middle Ages
I. Journal Entries -- Your journal entries will be worth five daily grades based on completion only. They will be categorized as follows: A.) Topics for Research, B.) Characteristics of a Ballad, Chaucer Facts, and Prologue Quickwrite, C.) Guided Reading Questions, D.) Making Meaning Questions, and E.) Handout on Romances: Wished Fulfilled.
Remember that each daily grade in this class counts as ten points of your nine-weeks grade within the Homework/Daily section of your total grade. Be sure to be thorough when completing each entry so that you will be allotted all ten points per category.
II. Quiz Grades
Two Modern Ballads
Lists Characteristics | Uses Songs in Presentation | Clarity of Explanation | |
Song 1 | 20/___ | 10/___ | 20/___ |
Song 2 | 20/___ | 10/___ | 20/___ |
Total Points_______
Character Descriptions
Description of All Characters Present | Modeled According to Chaucer's Style | Clarity of Writing | Effect of Description |
10/___ | 30/___ | 30/___ | 30/___ |
Total Points_______
PowerPoint Presentation of Tale
Main Points Included | Chaucer's Attitude Expressed | Grammar and Mechanics | Effect of Presentation |
30/___ | 20/___ | 10/___ | 40/___ |
Total Points_______
III. Test Grades
Essay 1: Historical Background Effects (Group)
Organization | Interest | Inclusive of All Areas of Research | Grammar and Mechanics | Length | Overall Effect |
20/___ | 10/___ | 30/___ | 10/___ | 10/___ | 20/___ |
Total Points_______
Original Ballad
Creativity | Based on Ballad Characteristics | Grammar and Mechanics | Overall Effect |
20/___ | 40/___ | 10/___ | 30/___ |
Total Points_______
Essay 2/Presentation: Response to Critical Essay (Partner)
Response to Critical Essay | Organization | Correct Documentation | Grammar and Mechanics | Overall Effect | |
Essay | 20/___ | 10/___ | 10/___ | 10/___ | 10/___ |
Presentation | 20/___ | 10/___ | 10/___ |
Total Points_______
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