In this performance assessment, students will study and analyze, using appropriate poetic and performance terms for each medium, both the written text, as well as the performance of a poem. Students will analyze each version of the poem. Finally, students will identify the meaning of the poem and evaluate its effectiveness, using evidence from their analysis in their response.
Specifically, students should be able to identify the meaning or purpose of the poem and use appropriate language to describe the poet’s moves (author’s craft) in both written and performance poetry to evaluate the effectiveness of the poem.
This performance assessment can be completed at any time during the school year. It should follow instruction in poetry analysis, specifically spoken word poetry utilizing audio and visual components of the genre. It will be important for students to understand how to close read, not just a written poem, but also a spoken word poem in video form. Students should have a strong working knowledge of the poetic devices of a written poem and the performance terms utilized in spoken word poetry. Students should have a solid working knowledge of how to identify the poem's purpose and support this claim with evidence.
In this performance assessment, students will study and analyze, using appropriate poetic and performance terms for each medium, both the written text, as well as the performance of a poem. Students will analyze each version of the poem. Finally, students will identify the meaning of the poem and evaluate its effectiveness, using evidence from their analysis in their response.
Specifically, students should be able to identify the meaning or purpose of the poem and use appropriate language to describe the poet’s moves (author’s craft) in both written and performance poetry to evaluate the effectiveness of the poem.
This performance assessment can be completed at any time during the school year. It should follow instruction in poetry analysis, specifically spoken word poetry utilizing audio and visual components of the genre. It will be important for students to understand how to close read, not just a written poem, but also a spoken word poem in video form. Students should have a strong working knowledge of the poetic devices of a written poem and the performance terms utilized in spoken word poetry. Students should have a solid working knowledge of how to identify the poem's purpose and support this claim with evidence.
| Big Ideas | Competencies |
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A. Reading LiteratureStudents can read with purpose, understand and analyze evidence in literature to construct meaning in increasingly complex texts. |
A2Students can compare and contrast the creative choices (e.g., word choice, structure, rhyme, repetitions, and literary elements) of an author. A3Students can compare and contrast the techniques used between a text to another medium (e.g., audio, video, live production). |
C. WritingStudents can effectively communicate purpose to an intended audience through written language, using a variety of media. |
C1Students can write arguments to support claims using clear and logical reasoning, relevant evidence, and counter arguments to demonstrate understanding of the topic. |
Below are analytic teacher rubrics. The column on the left shows the dimension that is being measured in the student’s performance. The levels across the top row indicate the performance level in the dimensions. Occasionally all dimensions and performance levels are exemplified by multiple students in a single recording.
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