English10

UnitII:PoetryOutLoud

Mrs/Mr._____

Name: _______________________________________________
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B1

B2

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W5

Reading

Date: ______________
W6

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Summative
Assessment:
Poetry Out Loud
Standards Focus:
Poetry Analysis

CommonCoreStandardsAddressed:

PS1a.R1
-
Citestrongandthoroughtextualevidencetosupportananalysisofthetext,
includinganyapplicableprimaryorsecondarysources,anddeterminebothexplicitand
implicitmeanings,suchasinferencesthatcanbedrawnfromthetextandwherethetext
leavesmattersuncertain.
PS1b.R2 -

Determinethemeorcentralideaofatextandanalyzethedevelopmentover
thecourseofthetext,includinghowitemergesandisshapedandrefinedbyspecific
detailsprovideanobjectivesummaryofthetext.
PS2a.L5 -
Determinethemeaningofwordsandphrasesastheyareusedinthetext,
includingfigurative,connotative,andtechnicalmeanings.
Task:
Readandanalyzeyourselfselectedpoemfromthe
PoetryOutLoud
website,and
identifytheliteralandfigurativemeaningaswellasthecentralidea,citingspecificevidence
fromthepoemtosupportyourevaluations.Duringthecourseofyouranalysis,youmust
completethefollowing:
Theme Analysis:

Identifya

themeandanalyzeitsdevelopmentoverthecourseofthe
poem,includinghowitemergesandisshapedandrefined.
Figurative Language and Connotative Meanings:

Identifyandexplainthe
useoffigurativelanguageanditsconnotationsinyourselfselectedpoem,offering
evidenceonhowitaffectstheauthorsintent.
Supporting Evidence:
Providecitationsfromthepoemandadetailedanalysisthat
supportthethemeyouidentified.
Works Cited:

StudentswillusetheMLAformattingguidelinesdiscussedinclassto
createparentheticalcitationsandaWorksCitedpagefortheirpoemandanyresources
theyutilizedduringthecourseoftheiranalysis.
Due Dates:

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Summative
Assessment:
Poetry Out Loud
Standards Focus -
Checklist
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Citing Evidence

(100 Points)
(
PS1a.R1)

Citesstrongandthoroughtextualevidencetosupportananalysisofthetext,includingany
applicableprimaryorsecondarysources
Asophisticatedanalysisofthetextdeterminesbothexplicitandimplicitmeaningsofthesupport.
Drawscomplexinferencesfromthetextandidentifieswherethetextisclearandwherethetext
leavesmattersuncertain.

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Reading
- Theme Analysis
(100 Points)
PS1b.R2

Accuratelydeterminesanappropriatethemeorcentralideaofatextandidentifiesitwithan
effectivestatement.
Accuratelyandeffectivelyanalyzesthethemesdevelopmentoverthecourseofthetext,including
howitemerges,progresses,andconcludes.

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Reading
- Language Analysis
(100 Points) PS2a.L5

Correctlyidentifiesfiguresofspeechand/orconnotativelanguage.
Interpretsarangeoffiguresofspeechand/orconnotativelanguage.
Analyzesandevaluatestheroleoffiguresofspeechand/orconnotativelanguage.

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Mrs/Mr._____

English10
UnitII:PoetryOutLoud
Period (circle)

B1

B2

B3

B4

W5

W6

Reading
W7

W8

Summative
Assessment:
Poetry Out Loud
Common Summative Assignment
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Scoring Reference Guide

Score

CitingEvidence

ThemeAnalysis

PS1a.R1

PS1b.R2

Citesstrongandthoroughtextualevidenceto
supportananalysisofthetext,includingany
applicableprimaryorsecondarysources
93-100 Asophisticatedanalysisofthetext
determinesbothexplicitandimplicit

meaningsofthesupport.
Drawscomplexinferencesfromthetextand
identifieswherethetextisclearandwhere
thetextleavesmattersuncertain.
A

B
85-92

C
77-84

Citestextualevidencetosupportananalysis
ofthetext,includinganyapplicableprimary
orsecondarysources.
Determinesbothexplicitandimplicit

meaningsofthetextualsupport.
Drawsinferencesfromthetextandidentifies
wherethetextisclearandwherethetext

leavesmattersuncertain.
Citestextualevidencetosupportananalysis
ofthetext.
Determinesbothexplicitandimplicit
meaningsofthetextualsupport.

Drawsinferencesfromthetext.

D
70-76

Citestextualevidencetosupportananalysis
ofthetext,butsomeexamplesmaybe
inconsistentlychosenorirrelevant.

Partiallydeterminesexplicitandimplicit
meaningsofthetextualsupport.

Attemptstodrawinferencesfromthetext.

Accuratelydeterminesanappropriate
themeorcentralideaofatextand
supportsthisassertionwithaneffective
statement.
Accuratelyandeffectivelyanalyzesthe
themesdevelopmentoverthecourseof
thetext,includinghowitemerges,
progresses,andconcludes.

Accuratelydeterminesanappropriate
themeorcentralideaofthetextand
supportswithaneffectivestatement.
Accuratelyanalyzesthethemes
developmentoverthecourseofthetext,
includinghowitemergesandprogresses.

FigurativeandConnotative
Language
PS2a.L5

Correctlyidentifiesfiguresofspeech
and/orconnotativelanguage.
Interpretsfiguresofspeechand/or
connotativelanguage.
Analyzestheroleoffiguresofspeech
and/orconnotativelanguage.

Determinesanappropriatethemeor

centralideaofthetextandprovidesa
statement.
Accuratelyanalyzeshowthetheme
emergesorprogresses,
but
theanalysisof
howthethemedevelopsoverthecourse

ofthetextmaybelimitedor
underdeveloped.

Correctlyidentifiessomeexamplesof
figuresofspeechand/orconnotative
language,
butsomeexamplesinthe
textarenotidentifiedorexamples
lackvariety.
Correctlyinterpretsfiguresofspeech
and/orconnotativelanguage,butthe
explanationsareunderdeveloped.
Correctlyanalyzestheroleoffigures
ofspeechand/orconnotative
language,buttheanalysesmaybe
underdeveloped.

Attemptstodetermineanappropriate

themeorcentralideaofthetext,butthe
descriptionlacksastatement.
Partiallyanalyzeshowthethemeemerges
orprogresses,buttheexplanationis

incomplete.

Attemptstocorrectlyidentifyfigures
ofspeechand/orconnotative
language,
butsomeexamplesmaybe
incorrect.
Interpretssomefiguresofspeech
and/orconnotativelanguage,butsome
examplesareincorrectorunclear.
Attemptstocorrectlyanalyzetherole
offiguresofspeechand/or
connotativelanguage,butsome
examplesareincorrectorunclear.

F
0

Doesnotcitetextualevidencetosupportan
analysisofthetext.

Doesnotdetermineexplicitandimplicit
meaningsofthetextualsupport.

Doesnotdrawinferencesfromthetext.

Correctlyidentifiesfiguresofspeech
and/orconnotativelanguage.
Interpretsarangeoffiguresofspeech
and/orconnotativelanguage.
Analyzesandevaluatestheroleof
figuresofspeechand/orconnotative
language.

Doesnotdetermineanappropriatetheme
orcentralideaofthetext.
Doesnotanalyzehowthethemeemerges
orprogresses.

Doesnotidentifyfiguresofspeech
and/orconnotativelanguage.
Doesnotinterpretfiguresofspeech
and/orconnotativelanguage.
Doesnotanalyzetheroleoffiguresof
speechand/orconnotativelanguage.

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