English 20
Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to explore thoughts, ideas, feelings and experiences.
Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to comprehend literature and other texts in oral, print, visual and multimedia forms, and respond personally, critically and creatively.
Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to manage ideas and information.
Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to create oral, print, visual and multimedia texts, and enhance the clarity and artistry of communication.
Language Arts Grade 11 - Of Mice and Men
Description of Project
Students are to create a characterization of a main character from “Of Mice and Men” by by using a digital image and presentation tools.
Question to be Answered
Create a characterization presentation of a character from the novel and be able to justify why the picture you chose represents that character.
Key Verbs
Create, Justify
Student Product Expected, Evidence of understanding
Students will use Prezi to point out both direct and indirect characterizations of a main character in the novel “Of Mice and Men” on the image they select and justify their choices with quotes from the novel.
Curricular Outcomes
2.1.1d: identify the impact that personal context—experience, prior knowledge—has on constructing meaning from a text
2.1.2d. compare the personality traits, relationships, motivations and attitudes of characters developed/persons presented in works of literature and other texts
4.1.3e. develop content to support a controlling idea or to produce a unifying effect [for example, use a graphic organizer such as an inverted pyramid to analyze a television broadcast of a newsworthy event, to understand the structure of news stories and to identify a media theme to explore]