Individual Work (TODAY) Group Work Day of Final Semester One Final Individual Work (TODAY) Group Work Day of Final

Individual Work Today In class today you MUST complete the individual requirements below: Individually: (Written out on a piece of notebook paper for points toward the final grade) 1. Choose THREE pieces of literature– each must be from a different unit! Write the title and the author, as well as the date it was written. HINT: Choose three that you feel have something in common thematically. 2. Choose EIGHT vocabulary words from any of the lists this semester. Be sure they are words you can use correctly. 3. Write a valid, academic and impressive THEME for EACH piece of literature. Be sure to recall the rules for a valid theme. 4. How did the authors of your pieces of literature view human nature or society in general? Do NOT use any DEAD WORDS in your response. Three sentence minimum. (One sentence per literature choice) For example: Arthur Miller views humans as easily led, generally gullible and willing to turn on one another. (Do NOT use that one!) 5. Next, choose one specific support for each of the above statements. Three sentence minimum. (One sentence per literature choice) For example: In his drama, The Crucible, even the educated Reverend John Hale is misled by Abigail and signs death warrants for innocent villagers.

With your group: Share the work you did as individuals. Compare thoughts and responses. Decide how to move forward. Chose new pieces of literature? Change some? Change all? It’s up to the group. Come to a consensus on THREE choices. Your goal is to choose THREE pieces of literature that you feel confident have a thematic commonality! Think larger, more abstract ideas – conformity, individuality, oppression, apathy, morality, nature of sin, etc. to get there – those are not themes of course, but your group can build themes out of those ideas  Your group needs to 1. write a theme that applies to all three of the works of literature that you’ve chosen. From there, 2. write a thesis statement presenting an argument that you will prove through some creative product. The thesis statement may look something like this: Many American authors such as Arthur Miller, Ralph Waldo Emerson and William Faulkner examined their society and found it to be …….and through their writing aimed to inform and enlighten their audiences through the crucial theme that ……….. Next, for EACH of the three pieces of literature, EVIDENCE and ANALYSIS must be provided to prove your argument. Regardless of what your final product is, there is no avoiding evidence and analysis. Lastly, decide what form your product will take. What are your group’s strengths? This product can take just about any form – a scene, a piece of art, a piece of music, a Prezi, a chart, a poem, etc. The key is you are PROVING that there is a COMMON THEME in three pieces of literature from first semester and you are using ample EVIDENCE and ANALYSIS in your product. Prove your thesis statement! Don’t forget the VOCABULARY requirement. As a group, decide on EIGHT words total to use in the project. The words can appear in your thesis statement, your theme, or elsewhere in the project.

Group Work Decide what materials you will need for the scheduled final – I only have markers and colored pencils I have some computers available – see me about technology needs Share group member’s contact info if necessary Look at the rubric at the beginning of finals day to stay focused