Learning Quote Assignment
You are to choose one of the quotes from below. You will then complete the analysis of the quote as
we did in class on the back of this paper. You will then find or create a visual representation (i.e. a
picture, a drawing, a collage) that would be the embodiment of this quote. You will attach to your visual
representation a 1 paragraph (5-7 sentences) explanation detailing how the visual representation you
provided supports that meaning. This assignment is due Monday. Aug. 4, at the beginning of your class
period.
When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Buddhist Proverb
I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday. ~Abraham Lincoln
I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught. ~Winston Churchill
We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from
learning the answer itself. ~Lloyd Alexander
Children have to be educated, but they have also to be left to educate themselves. ~Abbé
Dimnet, Art of Thinking, 1928
The better a man is, the more mistakes he will make, for the more new things he will try. I
would never promote to a top-level job a man who was not making mistakes…otherwise he is
sure to be mediocre – Pete Druker
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who
cannot learn, unlearn and relearn. – Alvin Toffler
Positive thinking won’t let you do anything but it will let you do everything better than negative
thinking will. – Zig Ziglar
If you have any questions you can email me at: jwooda@sisd.net no later than 8 pm on Sunday
evening.
1. Copy your selected quotation exactly as it is written.
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2. Interpret the quotation by writing it in your own words.
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3. Agree/ Disagree:______________
Explain why?
a.
b.
c.
4. On another sheet of paper, create a visual representation of what the quote would look like.
Then write a 5-7 sentence paragraph explaining how your visual represents your quote
Scoring Rubric
Category
Graphic
Reasoning
Evidence
Commentary
Grammar
4 – exemplary
Provides an
exceptionally
strong, clear
and definitive
graphic that
demonstrates
the meaning of
the quote
Provides two
exceptionally
strong, clear
and definitive
reasons
Provides two
exceptionally
strong, clear
and definitive
examples to
support your
reasoning
Provides
commentary,
that
overwhelming
ties evidence to
reasoning
Grammar and
spelling
overwhelmingly
contributes to a
holistically
strong essay
3 – proficient
Provides a clear
and definitive
graphic that
demonstrates the
meaning of the
quote
2 – average
Provides a basic
graphic that
somewhat
demonstrates the
meaning of the
quote
1 – below average
No graphic at all
or the graphic
provided has no
relevance to the
quote
Provides two
clear and
definitive
reasons
Provides reasons
that are
marginally
related to topic
Provides only one
reasons, or
provides no
reasons at all
Provides two
clear and
definitive
examples to
support your
reasoning
Provides
examples that
only marginally
support
reasoning.
Provides only one
example, or
provides no
examples at all to
support reasoning
Provides clear
and definitive
commentary to
tie evidence to
reasoning
Provides
commentary that
only marginally
ties evidence to
reasoning
Grammar and
spelling
contribute to a
holistically
strong essay
Grammar and
spelling errors
somewhat
detract from the
holistic strength
of the essay
Provides no
commentary at
all, or
commentary that
is too vague to
support answer
Grammar and
spelling errors
significantly
detract from the
holistic strength
of the essay.
Score (mark an x)
Final Grade: Score ___________ x 5 =________________
Comments:
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