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Planning the unit
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Unpacked Embedded Assessments
Embedded Assessment 1:
Writing an Analysis of a Humorous Text
Embedded Assessment 2: Performing Shakespearean Comedy
Skills and Knowledge:
• Write a multiparagraph literary analysis essay that addresses the prompt.
• Develop a topic with textual evidence.
• Use insightful commentary to analyze the effect of
humorous elements.
• Organize an essay with an engaging beginning, transitions to smoothly connected ideas, and a satisfying conclusion.
• Use precise academic language to maintain formal style.
• Demonstrate a command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar, and usage.
• Work through all stages of the writing process.
Skills and Knowledge:
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of Shakespeare’s humor.
• Use a variety of effective performance elements (staging, set design, lighting, sound, props) for comic effect.
• Show evidence of extensive collaboration, planning, rehearsal, and reflection.
• Provide context in an engaging introduction and deliver a satisfying conclusion for the audience.
• Deliver lines from memory for comic effect and
to convey meaning (through tone, pronunciation, inflection, facial expressions, gestures, movement, and blocking).
• Use punctuation cues consistently and naturally to inform vocal delivery.
247b SpringBoard® English Language Arts Grade 8
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