1. UNIT 5 PERFORMANCE TASK WILL BE DUE ON MONDAY, MAY 2 Tears

2. YOUR CHOICES FOR THE PERFORMANCE TASK NARRATIVE: A FICTIONAL WORK FOCUSED ON HOW CHARACTERS CONNECT WITH OTHERS OR BOOK REVIEW: AN ANALYSIS AND REVIEW OF TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

3. CHOICE 1: THE NARRATIVE BEST CHOICE IF: YOU LIKE TO CREATE STORIES ABOUT INTERESTING CHARACTERS YOUR STORIES ARE ORIGINAL (NO COPIES OF OTHER PEOPLE’S CHARACTERS OR PLOT LINES) YOU CAN CREATE A PLOT, SETTING, AND CHARACTERS YOU LIKE USING DESCRIPTIVE AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE WHEN YOU WRITE

4. CHOICE 2: BOOK REVIEW BEST CHOICE FOR YOU IF: YOU DO WELL AT WRITING CONCISE ANALYSIS OF CONTENT. YOU ARE ABLE TO WRITE CRITICAL ASSESSMENTS OF CONTENT. YOU ARE ABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY OR WHY NOT THE AUDIENCE WOULD APPRECIATE IT. YOU ACTUALLY READ THE WHOLE BOOK

5. NARRATIVE REQUIREMENTS YOUR NARRATIVE WILL SHOW HOW CHARACTERS CONNECT WITH OTHERS AN EFFECTIVE NARRATIVE WILL BEGIN BY INTRODUCING THE SETTING, A NARRATOR, AND A MAIN CHARACTER HAVE AN ENGAGING PLOT WITH A CENTRAL CONFLICT THAT THE CHARACTER OR CHARACTERS TRY TO RESOLVE HAVE A CLEAR SEQUENCE OF EVENTS USE A VARIETY OF NARRATIVE TECHNIQUES TO DEVELOP CHARACTERS, PLOT, AND A THEME ABOUT PERSONAL CONNECTIONS INCLUDE SENSORY LANGUAGE AND DESCRIPTIVE DETAILS END WITH A LOGICAL AND SATISFYING RESOLUTION TO THE CONFLICT

6. NARRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, CONTINUED TO GET TOP SCORES, YOUR NARRATIVE SHOULD: BEGIN MEMORABLY USE PRECISE DESCRIPTION USE REALISTIC DIALOGUE TO DEVELOP CHARACTERS HAVE A CLEAR, WELL DEVELOPED PLOT REVEAL A SIGNIFICANT THEME RESOLVE THE CONFLICT AND TIE UP LOOSE ENDS HAVE A LOGICAL, CLEAR SEQUENCE OF EVENTS KEEP THE READER CURIOUS AND WANTING TO READ MORE MAINTAIN CONSISTENT POINT OF VIEW USE VIVID SENSORY DETAILS ABOUT SETTING AND CHARACTERS NO GRAMMATICAL ERRORS REFER TO THE RUBRIC ON PAGE 156 IN YOUR TEXT

7. NARRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, LAST SLIDE NARRATIVES SHOULD BE A MINIMUM OF 500 WORDS AND A MAXIMUM OF 2000 WORDS YOU MAY TYPE OR HANDWRITE (NEATLY!) ON LINED PAPER ROUGH DRAFT IS NOT REQUIRED, BUT RECOMMENDED USE OF A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER IF NOT REQUIRED, BUT IS RECOMMENDED DUE DATE: MAY 2 ND

8. CHOICE 2: A BOOK REVIEW WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: THIS IS NOT A “BOOK REPORT” YOU ARE NOT SUMMARIZING THE BOOK’S PLOT, SETTING, CHARACTERS, ETC. (BORING!) YOU SHOULD NOT INCLUDE “SPOILERS”

9. BOOK REVIEW DIRECTIONS SINCE YOU HAVE ALREADY READ THE BOOK, REVIEW IT AND MAKE SOME NOTES ON YOUR IMPRESSIONS OF THE STORY MAKE NOTES ON THE STYLE OF WRITING. CREATE A THESIS. THIS IS THE FAVORABILITY (OR NOT) OF YOUR REVIEW INCLUDE SOME BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON THE WRITER INCLUDE THE COMPLETE TITLE AND PUBLISHER EXPLAIN TO YOUR READER WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT AND ITS INTENDED AUDIENCE

10. BOOK REVIEW DIRECTIONS, CONTINUED USE TEXT EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR THESIS. USE A NATURAL TONE, BUT REMEMBER YOU ARE NOT WRITING TO YOUR BFF MAKE SURE YOUR GRAMMAR AND SPELLING ARE PERFECT

11. BOOK REVIEW, LAST SLIDE REVIEWS MUST BE A MINIMUM OF 500 AND A MAXIMUM OF 1200 WORDS REVIEWS MAY BE TYPED OR NEATLY HANDWRITTEN ROUGH DRAFTS ARE NOT REQUIRED GRAPHIC ORGANIZER IS RECOMMENDED REFER TO “HOW TO WRITE A BOOK REVIEW” HANDOUT DUE DATE: MAY 2 ND