G10 ELA Ph4 Unit 4 _ Animal Farm _Formative Assessment - Criterion A - Listening
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Key Concept
Related Concepts
Global Context
SOI
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CONCEPTUAL AND CONTEXTUAL UNDERSTANDING
Communication
Audience
Fairness & Development
Persuasive communication strategies can be used by those with power and
privilege to manipulate or mislead an audience.
Criterion A Listening
Level
Task-specific rubric:
Your Goal: 7-8
You:
i. Identified explicit and implicit information (facts, opinions, messages, and
supporting details) in this article.
ii. Analyzed conventions in this news article.
iii. Analyzed connections to ideas and details in this article.
Command terms
Identify
Provide an answer from a number of possibilities; recognize and state briefly a
distinguishing fact or feature.
Analyze
Identify parts and relationships and interpret information to reach a conclusion.
Explain
Give a detailed account including reasons or causes.
Approaches To Learning
Category
Cluster
Skill
Developing
Communication
Reading, writing,
and using language
to gather and
communicate
information
Structure
information
logically in
academic
answers.
Achieving
Mastery
Points
0
1-2
3-5
6-8
9-12
13-16
17-20
21-22
23-25
Score
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Strand i: Identify explicit and implicit information (facts and/or
opinions, and supporting details) (8 points)
Answering the questions on the Edpuzzle quiz:
https://edpuzzle.com/assignments/628332b804f52141107af46d/watch
Strand ii: Analyze conventions
1. Identify the purpose of this video: (1 point)
a. To inform the viewers with a piece of information
b. To entertain the viewers with an interesting program
c. To persuade the viewers with a point of view
2. Explain what is an allegory in your own words? Give one example from the novel we studied
or a story you know to support your point. (2 points)
3. Describe what is a totalitarian regime like and explain why George Orwell wanted to write a
novel about it. (3 points)
4. Explain what rhetorical devices (ethos/pathos/logos) does the video maker use to persuade
the audience about his views? How? (3 points)
Strand iii. Analyze connections
5. Identify how important the socio-historical background has connected to the creation of the
novel? Explain why do you think the author uses allegorical writing to express his ideas? Will
the novel be better if written in other forms? Why? (4 points)
6. Analyze to what extent do you think the novel Animal Farm can impact society for positive
change? If you are the author, what can you do better to make the novel more engaging and
influential for us? (4 points)