Lady Macbeth

Macbeth Wordle

Lady Macbeth Character Analysis

Macbeth Character Analysis

-Ace Nieh Block 2-1

Lady Macbeth- Wordle

Banquo - Wordle

Lady Macbizzle

Macbeth- Wordle

Character Analysis Wordle

- Josh Parkes

Macbeth

Lady Macbeth Wordle - miggz

Macbeth

Lady Macbeth

How to post Wordle pictures, a how to guide.

Okay so there are two ways to do this...

The first way requires you to have windows 7 on your computer, if you don't then just do the second way...

So what you're going to do is go on to wordle and copy and paste your piece of information. It should then look something like this...

Then you're going to turn it into a Wordle picture by hitting "go". Then you should wind up with something like this...



You can then play around with some of the editing tools at the top of the page to change the font, word colours, and even the overall layout of the picture. Or if you want to make things just kinda crazy, hit the "Randomize" button which will come up with a random picture. Once this is done, hit start on your computer, and search for the program "Snipping Tool", it'll look something like this...

Start the Snipping Tool and then go to your Wordle picture. You can then create a square around this picture, and save it to your desktop, the post it to your blog.

The second way of doing all of this would be to do all the same steps until you get your Wordle picture the exact way you want it. Then you want to hit, "Save to Public Gallery". This will then put your piece onto the Wordle gallery. Scroll down, and you'll find a code that looks like this...



You're going to want to copy this code and then create a new post on your blog, before doing anything, change the setting on your new post from "Compose" to "Edit HTML", this option is found right here...

Once this is done, you can paste in your "code" and then finish your post, you should end up with a post with your Wordle picture on it.

Good luck, have fun.

- Eiffel Tower Matt

Banquo Analysis Wordle

character analysis

Character Analysis

Take your character analysis of one of your Macbeth characters.

Select all and hit copy.

Go to http://www.wordle.net/create

Open and paste your document in there.

Then make a screen shot and save it as a screen shot on your computer and you can print it as well.

Then copy and paste it or upload it as an image onto your blog and the class blog.

Look at which words are the largest, etc. These are the traits that stand out.

Look at what others have posted-what traits stand out?

Ok-We did it last year-I can't remember how to get the image onto the blog. Maybe a computer whiz  in our class can post how to get the info on how to do it. Thanks.

Macbeth Act 4 Scene 1

Call of Duty MacBeth Project

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59R2e0fIr7U

Macbeth project

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgZDDPfMR4s

Macbeth Project Scene 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgZDDPfMR4s

Macbeth Act 5, Scene 1

Reflective Piece

Here is your reflective piece to do after you have presented your piece to the class. For some reason the table(rubric does not transfer over)


ORAL PRESENTATION REFLECTION- Macbeth

In a well developed multi para piece please address these points. Remember you are able to use one of your revised blog entries to help with this piece of writing.
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1. How does Macbeth (the play) connect to at least two essential questions? You should refer to your scene but do not feel limited to your scene only. Please make sure your writing is well supported with examples and quotes to back up what you are saying. (quite a bit of detail please) Hint: Look back to your blog entries where I gave you feedback. Develop those pieces.

2. What did you learn about working in groups? Explain.


3. Overall, something important that I have learned is…because


4. Something that I noticed that I need to work on for next time is…because


5. Overall something that I am proud of is…because


6. If you were to divide a pie with the % work each group member contributed, how would you divide up your pie, including yourself.



Your final mark for the presentation will be based on 50% group presentation and 50% individual reflection.

Macbeth Group Analysis Oral Presentation Reflection

Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1
Reflection on analysis and connection to essential questions Reflection shows rich evidence and insight, thoughtfulness, and understanding of content Reflection shows clear evidence and insight, thoughtfulness and understanding of content Reflection shows some evidence of insight, thoughtfulness and understanding of content Reflection shows limited evidence of insight, thoughtfulness and understanding of content
Reflection on working collaboratively Reflection shows rich evidence of insight and thoughtfulness Reflection shows clear evidence of insight and thoughtfulness Reflection shows some evidence of insight and thoughtfulness Reflection shows limited evidence of insight and thoughtfulness
Overall metacognitive reflection Reflection shows rich evidence of insight and thoughtfulness Reflection shows clear evidence of insight and thoughtfulness Reflection shows some evidence of insight and thoughtfulness Reflection shows limited evidence of insight and thoughtfulness
Written Expression Free from errors
Sentence structure and vocab enhance the content May include errors; these do not distract he reader
Sentence structure and vocab enhance the content Includes errors that may distract the reader but co not interfere with meaning. Simple sentences and vocab Several errors that make the writing difficult to understand.
Sentences may be incomplete or run-on.

Macbeth Project

The scene that I chose to do was act 5, scene 8-9.  In this part of the story Macduff is confronting Macbeth regarding the sins he has committed.  Macbeth and Macduff exchange words then fight a bit but then Macbeth tells, ''Despair thy charm. And let the angel whom thou still hast served tell thee, Macduff was from his mother's woumb untimely ripp'd.'' (Act 5 scene 8 lines 17-20).  So basically Macbeth was telling Macduff that he can't be killed by any man born of woman and here it is saying that Macduff wasn't born of woman.  This frightens Macbeth but he decides to fight him anyways. I do not think it was the best idea for Macbeth to fight Macduff because he had already killed Macduff's whole family so Macduff would be pretty motivated to kill Macbeth.  Anyways they fight and Macbeth gets beheaded.  All of this connects with the essential question ''how do we deal with conflicting elements within our personalities?'' because Macbeth wanted power so much that he completely destroyed his reputation.  He couldn't deal with the control he had over people and he made a lot of stupid decisions like killing Macduff's whole family. Probably not the most thought out plan.  To sum it up I think that because of Macbeth's urge to have power and his guilty conscience made him go insane and do things that he would later regret.

NOV 19,2010

ENG 11

Work on your final group presentations due NOV 29. No more class time to work on them.

Post a comment on someone elses blog( a Praise, Polish, Ponder) someone who is doing a different scene.

Macbeth Project

     For my Macbeth project, I chose to do Act 5, Scene 1. In this scene, Lady Macbeth is sleepwalking and holds a candle in her hands. She is mumbling shocking recreations of the murders and is obsessed with washing the "blood" off her hands. Two EQ's that might go with this scene are "How far is one willing to go to get what they desire?" and "How do we deal with conflicting elements in our personalities?" These two go hand in hand as they represent the devil and angel on your shoulder. One side good, one side bad. Lady Macbeth obviously thought that she could handle her husband going through with the murders, but she was overcome with guilt and eventually commits suicide because of it. "Wash your hands" she says, "I tell you yet again, Banquo's buried; he cannot come out on's grave" (pg. 213 lines 57-59). This quote from Lady Macbeth is admitting to knowing of the murder of Banquo and that her guilty conscience is trying to do the right thing and tell someone as it believes what was done was too wrong to stay a secret. She is trying to deal with her conflicting consciences, which was all caused by going too far to get what she desired most

Macbeth project YO !

Macbeth at the start was very confusing and the old english language didn't help, but as i read and analyze the book itself it's getting simpler to understand. The scenes i am doing are 5.8 and 5.9. The E.Q.s i picked are: How far is one willing to "go" to get what they desire most? and What could destroy or build a person's self worth? These to questions relate to the scenes a lot since this is the moment where Macbeth's confidence is at the highest point and also at its lowest point. At the beginning he believed no man could kill him, "I have no words: My voice is in my sword," (page 247) but soon loses all his confidence when Macduff announces, "Macduff was from his mother's womb. Untimely ripp'd." (page 247) Before Macbeth's death you could see how his greed ate him alive and how it made him believe he was invinsible.

Sincerely, Miguel.

Macbeth project

I understand Macbeth for the most part.  An essential question that I could use for the book is "How far is one willing to "go"to get what they desire most?", I think this essential question will work well because Macbeth did go very far to get what he desired most.  Which was power. "Stars, hide your fires; ' Let not light see my black and deep desires." This quote shows that he is ashamed of what he has done.

Macbeth Blog 2

Work on your macbeth presentations
On your blog write about your understanding of the scene so far and what EQ"s you are intending to connnect ot and why. Bring in any text support to help back up what you are saying.

Halo mac attempt 2"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC9G_CZVAL8&feature=related"

Macbeth Video clips

Macbeth Funny

Halo Macbeth

Greys Macbeth

Animated Macbeth

Watch these clips and then look for some others to help you understand Macbeth.

Macbeth Act 1

How far is one willing to ''go'' to get what they desire most?

In Act 1 of Macbeth, we see how people can be so eager to be in control of everything that they will go to any extent to get what they desire.  So basically at the beginning of the story the third witch said to Macbeth ''All hail, Macbeth! that shalt be king hereafter.'' (pg 23)  The witches are telling Macbeth that he is goin to end up being king in the future. 

When Macbeth hears this he starts thinking that he could become king if only he was able to kill the king in power at that time which was Duncan.  He runs through all of the consequences that would follow if he murdered Duncan and decides not to go through with it but unfortunately for him he told his wife about this possibility already.  His wife then says he is not a true man and Macbeth resents this so he decides he will kill the king and he and his wife start to plot.  As you can clearly see, Macbeth ends up killing Duncan and he takes the throne.

When I look at these cruel and inhumain events that lead up to the death of Duncan, it really makes me think about how some people will do anything just so they can have whatever they desire.  I realized that Macbeth is obsessed with the idea of being in control and doesnt put in too much thought on whether it would be the right choice.  Although at one point he had his mind set on not killing the king, he got some motivation from Lady Macbeth who persuaded him into killing Duncan.  This made me realize that it was not as much Macbeth who was willing to kill the king but his wife.  His wife was the one who did not give up on the idea of killing Macbeth and she eventually got the idea stuck into Macbeth's head.  So in result we can say that Macbeth and his wife willing to take that extra step just for what they desired the most.

Act 1 : EQ: How Far is one willing to "go" to get what they desire most?

Depending on the person, people will go to the farthest of lengths to get what they desire the most and in Macbeth's situation what he desires the most is to be king. Only one thing stands in the way and it's the current king. As well as wanting to get what he desires he wants to show his wife that he is manly enough to become king.  To become king and keep his wife happy he'd have to kill the current king.

While Lady Macbeth had no regrets and was pressuring Macbeth over the idea of killing the king, Macbeth was regretting what he was going to do. Macbeth respected the king and was loyal to him, but his wife was taking over his decisions and was liking the idea of people saying, " All hail, Macbeth !" (pg. 23) As well as the pressure from his wife he started to believe in the witches that had been right about the future twice before with "two truths" (pg 27). If he killed the king he would become king and a third prediction would come true.

Macbeth was known as a loyal, brave man who was an excellent soldier as well. He was highly respected by the king and was now thinking of killing the king himself while the king stayed over night at his house. His wife and him were so hooked with the idea of Macbeth becoming the king they were willing to commit a murder for it. Lady Macbeth convinced Macbeth by saying all he had to do was kill the king with the guards' daggers and to "leave all the rest" (pg. 43) to her.

Macbeth was not a bad man in the beginning of the story, but the desire of becoming king and the manipulation from Lady Macbeth was causing him to do something he might regret in the future and have nightmares about. Even though he may become king he would always live knowing he killed a friend just to get what he wanted.

by: migy
Nov. 4

Term - Loyalty

Definition: A feeling or attitude of devoted attachment and affection.

Reasons for exsistence:
- to show that someone is there for you
- for dependace and trust
- for support

Ways to get it:
- to be there for someone in their time of need
- to gain someone's trust
- to be there for someone else

Ways to maintain it:
- to continue to be trustworthy
- to continue to be a supportive person

Ways one would use it:
- to have a lot of friends beause of your loyalty
- to gain trust from a lot of people

Ways one could lose it:
- being untrustworthy
- to be supportive towards others
- to become a bad friend
- revealing information that was supposed to be kept private.

How it affects people:
- it can make someone like you a lot as a person if they can really trust you
- the way someone looks towards you
- people's judgements about you

How you term interacts/connects with other terms:
- they all create a great person
- you need these qualities in life
- loyalty is part of Humanity because every human needs this quality to have a good life
- it is a key component in a successful life

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Identity Poem

Who am I?
Why am I here?
These are the questions I am trying to answer.

On this long and mysterious path,
learning from others tells me who I am.
But the real question is;
Who do I think I am.

To me I think I'm like a cloud,
drifting from one place to another
and changing form
to lightning to thunder.

Honestly I have two different faces,
Cool, crazy and fun on the left.
And calm, smart and quiet on the right.

People probably judge me on what I've done,
I am merely flesh and bone.Don't condemn me on what you see.
You could be chaining a metal ball to my feet.
Basicly I am who I am;
I'm just me

anon person

In this poem there is a man who is trying to figure out who he really is.  There are others who tell him who they think he is but he soon comes to realize that the only important opinion is his own.  This is a good life lesson because all through life there is going to ba all sorts of people who think they can put a label on you.  Well they're thinking wrong.  Even your best friend or your parents don't know as much about you as you do.  Basically you are who you are and that's not going to change no matter what anyone says. 

I Search

I search for that something called an Identity I search for the eternally dynamic being called 'me' I search for that ever-elusive ray of Hope That'll steady my walk on life's tightrope I search for that stroke of Brilliance That'll make me stand out among millions I search for that much-needed Common Sense That'll help me to decipher utter nonsense I search for that slippery thing called Fame That'll erase all my past memories of shame I search for that quality called Tenacity That'll help me cope with life's complexity I search for that something called a Carefree Life That'll remove me from worries and Danger's knife I search for something called an Identity And I still search for that being called 'me    Rony Patra http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-search/ ------------------------------------------------------- EQ: What does it mean to be an Insider or an Outsider?  To be an outsider means to be unknown. We all, at some point in our lives have felt like outsiders. Rony Patra's entry explores the innermost longings of humanity in his aptly named poetry: "I Search". In his poem, we can all distinguish the familliar vibes of yearning for acceptance that we all resonate with, time and time again. In his entry, we see that he dreams and searches for things that we find intangible. Things that we all most likely, dream and search for alike. An Identity. During the course of our lives, we all will face numerous bouts of struggles and resistance from the world itself. Along the way through this journey, we will all learn several things about countless lives lived. Sometime we are the insiders: In the know of things revolving around us; but most of the time, we are outsiders: eternally oblivious. Being an outsider means to be a wanderer, in an endless pursuit for something meaningful in the world. As like Rony Patra, many of us search for our own place in life and our own inner truth (our Identity). -Rigel Pascual

Me: The thief of my Identity

Me: The thief of my Identity

The thief of my Identity

To my Friends and Family

My true Identity

Is all that makes me

I stole my identity

My personality

What I live for, What I breath for

What I'd fight for, what I'd die for

If not for my soul, 

I would be lost once again

For my True Identity has fled me

Fled me for another

It is the dancing shadow you play with, 

The beauty you can see in yourself, 

And the hostility. 

It wants to see you suffer, 

It is most content, when you are in despair.

When I can look into my self

and find the real Identity of my inner self, 

Until then I will not blame anyone

for my misfortune 

Brad Combs

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/me-the-thief-of-my-identity/

          The poem "Me: The Thief of My Identity" is a prime example of an identity crisis. The way I see this poem is that this person attempts to image another person's identity. "I stole my identity, my personality." The person in the poem is not being true to their self. It seems as if he/she needs to change up their identity in order to feel as if they fit in with other people. However, this person also realizes that it was wrong to change their identity, and that their true identity is all that they have. "If not for my soul, I would be lost once again." The moral that the author is trying to send out is that changing your identity never works, and you have to be true to yourself. "When I can look into my self and find the real identity of my inner self, Until then I will not blame anyone for my misfortune."


          It seems that in modern day society, people feel the need to change their self-image in order to fit in with a certain group of people. As described in the poem, changing yourself never works out, because you are only who you are meant to be. Your identity represents you, and you can never change this. Each individual's identity is meant to be unique, so trying to change your identity is worthless. 


         In conclusion, everybody should be proud of who they are, regardless if they are an "insider" or an "outsider." 


-Josh Parkes

Identity in Poetry

-EQ: What does it mean to be an Insider or an outsider?

My Identity

By Yisel Chong

So lost deep inside,
Is all that makes me.
My true identity,
Is hard to see.
To my friends and family,
I’m a different me.
I have a secret identity,
Wonder if you’ll ever see.
My thoughts and actions,
Are all that makes me,
But some things I may do,
May not describe me.
Now look inside me,
If you ever feel,
like it,
I’m no-one but me,
Never hiding my identity.
Don’t say I am hypocrisy,
Because I never showed you,
two of me.
Now please,
Look at me,
Try to see the real me.
I’m no-one but,
my real identity.
All full of beauty,

Inside me.

From: http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/my-identity-3/

I chose the poem My Identity by Yisel Chong to represent identity. Here, the narrator has described herself as being the only insider in her own life. She's the only one who knows her own true identity, by saying "My true identity is hard to see. My friends and family, see a different me." (Lines 3-6). The narrator is saying that her friends and family are outsiders, by not knowing her true identity. From lines seven to eight, the narrator states: "I have a secret identity, Wonder if you'll ever see". Here, she is speaking to everyone who doesn't know who she really is, and wondering whether or not they will ever find out. Basically anyone who doesn't understand her identity is an outsider to her.

In this poem, everyone is an insider in their own lives, but one can only become an insider along someone else's until they understand their true identity.

Identity in Poetry

EQ: What does it mean to be an insider or an outsider?

Identity Crisis by: Jake Erkens You wake up in the morning And notice not everything is okay Starring at the mirror, you take a long look And see someone else, and not yourself You're going through a identity crisis Not knowing who you are and what you are There is no place where you feel okay Because you don't know yourself at all It's okay, just take another look And make a decision on who You want to be, and what you want to be Stop dreaming of being someone you're not Identity crisis, stop and don't make her cry A single tear anymore You've got to recognize your own beauty And accept who you are Identity crisis Please quickly pass by Don't let her cry Dry her tear Show her who she is Reflect her inner beauty And don't let her feel ugly Identity crisis Pass quickly by Leave her Let her know who she is Tell her shes beautiful Show her who she really is Let her neglect her other side You've got to hold on and believe In yourself, and who you really Are! From: http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/identity-crisis-7/ The poem "Identity Crisis" by Jake Erkens is about a girl going through an identity crisis. This girl "[doesn't] know [herself] at all" as she is "being someone [she] is not". The desire to be an insider is so great that one is willing to force themselves to act and fake an identity because they are insecure about their true self. To be an insider means to be accepted but at what cost? The girl loses reality of what life is about and hits an identity crisis because she is lost in the act. The narrator of the poem wants the girl to just "accept who [she] is" convince her there is nothing wrong with her true identity. The narrator wants the identity crisis to pass by and hope the girl learns that losing reality is not worth being accepted by a certain group. It is implied that an outsider is truly just an insider that is insecure. We all belong somewhere "you [just] got to hold on and believe". True acceptance is when you are "who you really are!". I chose this poem because way too many people in today's society are swept up by the standards that the media emphasize. For example, females have to be skinny while men have to be aggressive and violent. Too many of us are brainwashed into faking an identity and lying to ourselves to be accepted by the general public. It is sad to see how disgusting of it is for the media to persuade people to follow these standards but it is even more sad how many people believe in this rubbish. People who live up to the standards of the media may be considered "accepted" but they have lost their sense of reality. I believe the poem teaches a great lesson on how we should accept who we are and others will learn to accept you, too. - Noel Woo (2-1)

The Lost Mistress

THE LOST MISTRESS

by: Robert Browning 

LL'S over, then: does truth sound bitter

As one at first believes?

Hark, 'tis the sparrows' good-night twitter

About your cottage eaves!

 

And the leaf-buds on the vine are woolly,

I noticed that, to-day;

One day more bursts them open fully

--You know the red turns gray.

 

To-morrow we meet the same then, dearest?

May I take your hand in mine?

Mere friends are we,--well, friends the merest

Keep much that I resign:

 

For each glance of the eye so bright and black.

Though I keep with heart's endeavour,--

Your voice, when you wish the snowdrops back,

Though it stay in my soul for ever!--

 

Yet I will but say what mere friends say,

Or only a thought stronger;

I will hold your hand but as long as all may,

Or so very little longer!

I chose this poem because it clearly portrays how the character thinks and what sort of person he is by what he sees and feels. To understand someone, you have to see how they view the world, not technically by what they say or how they act. Why I chose this particular poem, I is because it shows clearly what sort of person he is. It is not a poem that is obvious about describing a character, but it is discreet and secretive in showing and revealing their character. A true author can state the obvious, without really stating the obvious.

Identity in Poetry

EQ: What does it mean to be an insider or an outsider?


The kid identity

Look at me,
It is not my true identity,
But when they see the true true me,
I am nothing but a messed up key,
When they see my true identity,
They want to go back to what they thought was me,
But they must not go and see,
Who my true identity could really be,
Just remember I’m my real identity.

By: Colby Selter 


http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-kid-identity/

     The poem "A Kid Identity" by Colby Selter is about a child who feels as though they were a "messed up key" or an outsider.  However, everyone views the child as an insider.  But when the child shows who they really are everyone thinks the child is an outsider.  This makes the child angry because people will not look past them being an outsider to who they really are and what their identity is.  At the end, the child says that they are who they are and nothing can change their identity.  No one can change their identity.  It is who you are.  The child is an outsider they can't change that.  Everyone around the child is an insider and they won't accept the child because the child's identity is not the same.  Overall, identity plays a part in who you are and who your friends are and how people view you.
     I chose this poem because it showed a good example of being an insider and an outsider.  In this case, the child was an outsider but people thought the child was an insider.  But when they got to know the child, the child became more of an outsider.

Identity Within Poetry

EQ: What does it mean to be an insider or an outsider? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou

The free bird leaps on the back of the win and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wings in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky. But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage can seldom see through his bars of rage his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing. The caged bird sings with fearful trill of the things unknown but longed for still and is tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom The free bird thinks of another breeze an the trade winds soft through the sighing trees and the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright lawn and he names the sky his own. But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom.

From: http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings/

This poem relates to identity as it describes the identity of a people through personification. The bird that is described is trapped, and sings to compensate for being caged. The actions of the bird speak out to the author's identity and how she feels about being a "caged bird". Maya Angelou writes about the life of a free bird and the life of the bird that is caged. She does this to show how contrasting the identities of these people are. Consequently, the caged bird is the outsider, one who does not deserve to be free like the others. "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" is a powerful poem, expressing the identity of the caged bird through strong imagery. Furthermore, the caged bird is compared to the free bird, giving the reader an even clearer understanding of the caged bird's status in society. 

-Ace N.

The Road Not Taken

The Road Not Taken
Robert Frost

TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I marked the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Our identity is affected by the choices that we make over time. Every single choice that we make now helps form our identity. However not all choices that we make may be what people consider the right one, but each and every one continues to help us grow as a person. It forms our identity. 

We don't know what's going be at the end of the paths that we choose, we don't know if we're ever going to regret the choices that we make right now. 

I choose it because people often live life with too many regrets, too many what ifs. We choose things that others have chosen, rather than to think for ourselves.

Our choices make up who we are, and who we are determines our choices.

Summative Identity Task

SUMMATIVE IDENTITY TASK

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

How are people transformed through their relationships with others?

How does what I know about the world shape the way we view ourselves?

How do our personal experiences shape our views of others? Ourselves?

What does it mean to be an insider or an outsider?

What personal qualities help or hinder a person’s growth?

Guiding thoughts to include in your final piece:

q      Which of the poems and/or stories had the most meaning for you personally?

q      What thoughts and/or feelings did the texts evoke in you. Why?

q      What ideas or feelings seem most significant to you? Why?

q      Does the literature remind you of anything significant in your own life? Explain.

q      How do  the stories or poems resonate with your own experience?

q      How can reflecting on the differences and similarities help you clarify your own identity as distinct/or similar from/to the character in the text?

Explore the theme of identity and how it connects to the literary works we have studied in this unit. Your final piece can be written, oral, video, PowerPoint, piece of art, music, art, a combination of these or any other idea.(Please see me).

Introduction: explain the theme you’ve identified within the literary works. (Hint; look to EQ’s)

Body: present a well developed personal connection to this theme by employing concrete examples (evidence) from the literary works and by narrating incidents from your own experience and/or ways of thinking. (You’ll find some of this in your formative pieces on your blog—look to what you have done in your responses.)

Conclusion: bring your discussion to a logical and memorable close.

	Fully Meeting	Meeting	Minimally Meeting	Not Yet Meeting
Exploration of identity theme	Theme is explored in extensive depth, ideas have been interpreted and personalized, Meaningfully chosen text support is included from multiple sources and is  well integrated.	Theme is explored and understood. Some interpretation and personal understanding is evident. Text support  used to express point.	Theme is referred to and basic understanding is demonstrated. Very little text support.	Theme is basically referred to but understanding is not evident, No text support.

                                                               

Understandings of the concepts of identity	Has an insightful, original and detailed way in explaining and showing their identity(interpreted and personalized) Has a solid understanding of the implication of the concept of identity Has included several examples from multiple (diverse) sources	Theme of  identity is explored and there is some interpretation (personal) evident Is able to explain show and connect identity with some evidence from a source.	Mentions identity and basic understanding is demonstrated	Brief mention of identity Understanding is not evident
Method of presentation	Format is powerful and captivating, conveys theme, clear effective, engaging, unique choice of material shows and understanding of audience and purpose The presentation is coherent and organized with a clear and effective pattern of development.	Format is unique,  theme is clear, focused, effective. Choice of material shows considerable sense of audience and purpose Ideas are presented effectively, with the format is in consistent organization and pattern.	Format is functional, predictable, choice of material shows some sense of audience and purpose	Format is incomplete brief