Quarter 1 Skills Tracker

Grading Scale
3 2 1
WOW! Yes, Yes, but, Just starting, Insufficient
Excellent Proficient Minimal

90% or greater Between 75 and 8

9% accurate Between 60 and 7
4% accurate Less than 60% accurate

Able to analyze and interpret Able to analyze and interpret Able to analyze a text but not Not able to analyze or interpret a text
various elements from multiple and elements from a text and able to effectively interpret or or support conclusions with strong
texts and support conclusions with support a conclusion support conclusions with strong evidence
evidence evidence

Categories
Reading Writing Listening/ Speaking

Essential Questions:
1. What does it mean to come of age?

2. How do authors and speakers persuade and influence an audience?

 Unit 1 Goals
Learning Goals Initial Practice Assignments Formative Assessments Your Did you meet the
Level Scores target? (Green,
(Green, Yellow, or Red)
Yellow, or
Red)

I will understand the concept All lessons

of coming of age.

I will identify diction, syntax, 1.2

imagery, and tone and 1.3
understand the way they 1.5
work together to convey an
1.7
authors or speakers voice.

1.15
I will analyze rhetorical
1.16
appeals
1.17

1.8
I will incorporate voice 1.10
effectively in writing. 1.12
1.11

I will use rhetorical appeals 1.15

and evidence to present an 1.16
argument to an audience. 1.17

I will support an inference or 1.2

claim using valid reasoning 1.3
and relevant and sufficient 1.14
evidence.

I will demonstrate correct 1.4

spelling and excellent All lessons
 command of standard English
conventions.

I will use effective listening 1.10

skills. 1.11
1.12

I will speak clearly to All lessons

communicate ideas.

 EA 1 Skills
Learning Goals Initial Level Did you meet the
(Green, Yellow, target? (Green, Yellow,
or Red) or Red)

I will write effective interview questions

I will describe an incident from an interviewees college experience that influenced his or her coming of age
in detail

I will incorporate vivid details from the three descriptive categories (appearance, actions, and speech)

I will present an interviewees unique point of view by conveying his or her distinctive character.

I will follow a logical organization structure for the genre.

I will use transitions and maintain a consistent point of view.

I will use descriptive language, telling details, and vivid imagery to convey a strong sense of the
interviewees voice.

I will embed direct and indirect quotations smoothly.

I will demonstrate correct spelling and excellent command of standard English conventions.

I will use effective listening skills to conduct an interview.

 Your EA 1 Scores:

Number Score Level
Ideas
Structure
Use of Language
















 EA 2 Skills

Learning Goals Initial Level Did you meet the

(Green, Yellow, or target? (Green,
Red) Yellow, or Red)

I will write a well-developed introduction with appropriate background, a clear explanation of

the issue, and a claim/ thesis.

I will present body paragraphs that strongly support the central claim with relevant details.

I will present body paragraphs that strongly support the central claim with relevant details

I will summarize counterclaims and clearly refute them with relevant reasoning and evidence.

I will conclude by clearly summarizing the main points and providing logical suggestions.

I will follow a clear organizational structure with a logical progression of ideas and effective
transitions that move the reader through the text.

I will integrate credible source material into the text (with accurate citations) smoothly.

I will use a formal writing style and correct spelling, with excellent command of standard
English conventions.

 Your EA 2 Scores:

Number Score Level

Ideas
Structure
Use of Language

Review the Essential Questions:

1. What does it mean to come of age?

2. How do authors and speakers persuade and influence an audience?

Reflection:
How did you do this unit?

In what ways did you grow/learn?

What did you struggle with this
unit?

What could have helped you/ made
this unit better?