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Literary Response and Analysis Standard 3.9: Philosophical InfluencesLiterary Response and Analysis Standard 3.9: Philosophical Influences

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DirectionsDirections

• Family Treasures• Holidays• Traditional Foods• Language• Spirituality or

Beliefs• Heritage

Create a cube (six sides) based on a character’s family’s cultural background.

Family TreasuresFamily Treasures• Draw, cut-out, insert clip-art, or download a picture

from the Internet that symbolizes or represents a character’s family treasure or heirloom

• Brainstorm/cluster four statements around each image (three words or less)

• From the character’s point of view, write a personal statement about the importance of this item in the character’s life.

Traditional FoodsTraditional Foods• Draw, cut-out, insert clip-art, or download a picture from

the Internet that symbolizes or represents traditional foods the character’s family makes or would make

• Brainstorm/cluster four statements around each image (three words or less)

• From the character’s point of view, write a personal statement about the importance of this food in the character’s life.

Holidays or CelebrationsHolidays or Celebrations• Draw, cut-out, insert clip-art, or download a picture from

the Internet that symbolizes or represents the holidays or celebrations your family observes

• Brainstorm/cluster four statements around each image (three words or less)

• From the character’s point of view, write a personal statement about the importance of cultural celebration or holidays in the character’s life

LanguageLanguage• Draw, cut-out, insert clip-art, or download a picture from

the Internet that symbolizes or represents the language or languages your family speaks

• Brainstorm/cluster four statements around each image (three words or less)

• From the character’s point of view, write a personal statement about the importance of her or his native language in the character’s life

Spirituality or BeliefsSpirituality or Beliefs• Draw, cut-out, insert clip-art, or download a picture

from the Internet that symbolizes or represents your family’s spirituality or other beliefs

• Brainstorm/cluster four statements around each image (three words or less)

• From the character’s point of view, write a personal statement about the importance of spirituality or beliefs in the character’s life

HeritageHeritage• Draw, cut-out, insert clip-art, or download a picture

from the Internet that symbolizes or represents your family’s cultural heritage

• Brainstorm/cluster four statements around each image (three words or less)

• From the character’s point of view, write a personal statement about the importance of heritage item in the character’s life.

GuidelinesGuidelines• All work must be colorful • The cube must be taped or

glued together over a box• Cube can be made of paper,

wood, plastic, etc.• Neatness counts!• Be original, creative, even

unusual

Grading CriteriaGrading Criteria• 6 Images Related to Topic• 6 Personal Statements

(from Point of View of the Character)

• 6 Brainstorms (each 3 words or less)

• Multi-colored• Creativity = 4 Points

(See next slide for Bloom’s Taxonomy Grading Scale)

Mr. J’s Video Quick Tip

Higher Order Thinking Skills

Lower Order Thinking Skills

Creativity

Bloom’s Taxonom

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Bloom’s Taxonom

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4.5 to 5/A

3.5 to 4.4/B

2.5 to 3.4/C

1.5 to 2.4/L

.1 to 1.4/K

Write one sentence Write one sentence explaining what you did well explaining what you did well according to the skill being according to the skill being learned using the language learned using the language of Bloom’s taxonomy. of Bloom’s taxonomy. Then, Then, write one more sentence write one more sentence explaining what you could explaining what you could do better or differently next do better or differently next time and how you could time and how you could move up one level on move up one level on Bloom’s Taxonomy.Bloom’s Taxonomy.

Student Directions for Written Evaluation

0 Errors = 4.5/A to 5/A 0 Errors = 4.5/A to 5/A 3 Errors - = 1.5/L to 2.4/L3 Errors - = 1.5/L to 2.4/L1 Errors = 3.5/B to 4.4/B 1 Errors = 3.5/B to 4.4/B 4+ Errors = .1/K to 1.4/K4+ Errors = .1/K to 1.4/K2 Errors = 2.5/C to 3.4/C2 Errors = 2.5/C to 3.4/C

EvaluationEvaluation

Grading Scale

Writing Standard 1.3: Organization

and Focus

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