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LA7 Asia Unit Portfolio Requirements

Essential Questions:
1. Why are there wars?
2. How does war affect people?
3. What is the source of the will to survive?

Unit Goals:
1. I can cite several pieces of textual evidence.
2. I can contrast differing points of view of characters.
3. I can compare and contrast an authors fiction to actual historical events.
4. I can analyze how events affect individuals and how individuals affect events.
5. I can analyze how an authors presentation of evidence and facts shapes his or her argument.

Required Work (up to 155 points)

Score Possible
Points
Primary Classroom Tasks

10 Bookmark for Year of Impossible Goodbyes

10 Character Details Webpage
10 Character Change Blog
20 Comprehension Quizzes (x4)
25 RBG Paragraph on Character Change in YOIG
10 Socratic Seminar Prep and Participation
5 Critical Eye Nonfiction Reading
10 Atomic Bomb Debate Prep and Participation
5 Peer & Adult Evaluations Completed
10 Self-Evaluation Completed
5 Use of Images was appropriate and effective.
5 Readability and Presentation of Website
5 Efficient Use of Class Time -1 -1 -1 -1 -1
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Score Possible
Points
My Asian Country Tasks
(Choose 25 points worth of tasks)

10 Holiday Infographic Based on a Holiday Celebrated in Your Country

10 Fractured Fairy Tale Using Details from Your Country
5 Critical Eye on Article Relating to Your Country
5 Trading Cards on Five Famous People from Your Country
10 Preposition/Place Poem on a Famous Landmark in Your Country
10 My Country Commercial

REQUIRED FOR AN A
You may choose which and how many of the items listed below you wish to do. The amount of effort
and the quality of work will determine your grade (175 points = 100%--Maximum points possible is
200). I wish to give you freedom to explore the subject in ways that interest you. The portfolio should
show me what you know!
15 Read So Far From the Bamboo Grove and do the bookmark and character
blog.
15 Read another novel set in Asia and complete a bookmark and a character
chart. See your teacher for suggested titles.
10 Create an artistic representation of the important themes, events, or
characters from the book. See your teacher to get approval of your medium.

5 Creative Writing 1-2-3 Assignment. Choose a character from the 1-2-3 chart. Choose
an audience and a format. Now get creative! Remember to write from the point of view of the
character youve chosen. This is a place for your personality to show!
5 Watch a film from our list and fill out the movie evaluation form. The form
must be complete, and you need to get a parent signature for this one.
5-10 Read a short story (provided by your teacher) and complete the reading
assignment questions at the end of the story. Answers must be typed and in
complete sentences.
5-10 Other areas to explore: Visit a restaurant or Cook a complete Asian meal at
home
5-10 Visit a museum, and create a webpage of the experience and/or do an
Interview and write up a reflection/transcript on a new web page.
5-10 The HISTORY CHANNEL! If you are a history buff and want to explore
more about the Asian Arena during WWII, come up with an idea & Webpage.
5 Complete Critical Eye Form for current events article.