Tuesday 14 April, 2015 Ms. Vasilevski PLEASE SIT IN YOUR SHORT STORY GROUPS Goals: Silent Reading Peer & Self-Assessments Voice-Overs

PEER ASSESSMENT Do they ask stay on topic and respond thoughtfully to questions? Example: Example: Example: Do they respect the needs, rights and feelings of others? Example: Example: Example: Do they use specific strategies to clear confusing parts of text? (e.g. re-read, review the text, consult another source, ask for support, etc.) Example: Example: Example: Do they discuss the language, ideas, and other significant characteristics of short stories? Example: Example: Example: Do they take pride in crafting final copies of assignments, so they look professional, neat and presentable? Example: Example: Example:

5Above and beyond 4Basically good 3Could’ve done better 2Didn’t try 1Forget about it

VOICE-OVER TUESDAY

YOUR TURN! Imagine if your short story was made into a trailer, what would the voice- over sound like? 30 seconds long Voice only. You will have class time to prepare. tomorrow We will present our voice-over’s tomorrow (second half of class).

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