Tiered Assignment Planner

Grade Level: 11, The Crucible

Key Concepts/Skills:

Characterization
Characters in a play
are the means to
understanding the
theme of the work.

Standards:
CCSS.ELALITERACY.RL.1112.3
CCSS.ELALITERACY.RL.1112.1

Tier 1 (Easy)

Tier 2: (On-Level)

Tier 3 (Challenge)

Pick a character from the

Crucible and create a
character map:

Pick a character from The Crucible, and

then work with a partner to create
Public Service announcement that
determines:
Describe:
1. What the character say and do
2. What the character really means
to say or do
3. What goals do the character
have?
4. What the character would mostly
like us to know about him or her
5. What changes the character went
through

Pick a character from the

Crucible and write an essay that:

Describe:
1. How the character
looks
2. How the character
thinks or acts
3. The most important
thing to know about
the character

Describe:
1. Clues the author gives us
about the character
2. Why the author gives these
clues
3. The authors bottom line
or perspective about this
character.

Assessment:
Completing a character map
(M.I: Visual)
Cumulative Assessment:
RAFT

Public Service Announcement

(M.I:
Verbal/Kinesthetic/Interpersonal)
(Williams: Fluency)
Cumulative Assessment:
RAFT

Essay
(M.I: Linguistic)
Cumulative Assessment:
RAFT

Additional Modifications
Students in all tiers 1 will be given examples of character maps, in tier 2
shown examples of PSAs.
Differentiation

Content
Interest

Process
Readiness

Product
Learning
style