S+Palermo,+Jennie

 **Teacher: Ms. Jennie Palermo Office: 230 Bedford Hall Office Phone: 207-542-4195 Office Hours:** MWF 9-12 and by appointment ** E-mail: ** jennie.palermo@maine.edu

=Summary of Unit =  Welcome to our unit on //Tess of the d'Urbervilles//! By the end of this unit you will be able to be able to tell the difference between first and third person narration and tell me how point of view has an impact on how a reader feels about the story. You will also be learning about different themes, from the book and other common themes throughout literature. You will be familiar with terms such as theme, symbol, context, first person narration, third person narration, and point of view. Also, you will be familiar with the conflicts, internal and external, of the charaters in //Tess of the d'Urbervilles.//

=Establish Goals = ** Maine Learning Result: English- Language Arts- A. Reading ** **A2 Literary Texts Grades 9-Diploma** // Tess of the d'Urbervilles // b. Analyze the difference between first person and third person narration and the effect of point of view on a reader's interpretation of a text.
 * Students read text within a grade appropriate span of texts complexity, and analyses of** fiction, **nonfiction, drama, and poetry, using excerpts from text to define their assertions**

= = =Students will understand that = // • // There are implied and stated themes in the text. • Characters have internal and external conflicts. • The point of view that the story is told has a big impact on the story.

= = =Essential Questions =  • Why are implied themes as important as stated themes? • How do internal and external conflicts shape a character? • How does the point of view have an effect on a story?

= = =Students will know =  • Themes: Injustice of existence, men dominating women, religion • Vocab: Theme, symbols, context, first person narration, third person narration, point of view • Important people: Tess Durbeyfield, Angel Clare, Alec d'Uberville

= = =Students will be able to = // • // Describe how conflicts (internal and external) shape characters. •Evaluate theme or themes, whether explicitly stated or implied, in a literary text. •Adapt conflicts from a work to real life. •**b**. Analyze the difference between first person and third person narration and the effect of point of view on the reader's interpretation of the text. •Assume the role of another character to understand how the story would be different. •Recognize how themes in one text connect to other texts.

**Performance Task Overview** You and your friends have been out in California for over a year now, trying to make it big but no one has taken a second glance at you. Then you see a flyer for a contest. World famous producers and directors from MGM such as Mel Brooks (//Robin Hood:// //Men in Tights)//, Marc Forster (//Valkyrie)//, and Callum McDougall (//Quantum of Solace)// have put out a call, "Impress us with a modern retelling of Tess of the d'Urbervilles." They want to hear the story from another point of view other than Tess's and to see the different conflicts from that person's point of view. But, to make sure it is still recognizable as //Tess of the d'Urbervilles,// they want to keep the original themes in the story line. You and your production team are competing against a multitude of people, famous and no names alike, so make sure that your clip or trailer is unique so you stand out from the crowd! =Expectations =  Students will be prepared for class. There will be some work in class but the majority of your projects will be done outside of class. Students will be expected to have their work and any other equipment needed for class.

Work will be turned in on time. Students have one day where they get to delay homework to the next class. After that, late homework will not be tolerated. All written assignments will be turned in in 12 point font, double spaced, in Times New Roman unless otherwise stated.

There may be opportunities to share things in class like stories or memories. We need to have a level of respect in class. There will be an understanding that anything said in class shall remain in class.

Plagiarism won't be tolerated. I want to know your ideas, what you think about the readings not what anyone else does. Please hand in your own work. =Benchmarks = <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Story** 140% This story is in preparation for our major end of the unit project. You will be picking another time period and writing a retelling //Tess of the d'Urbervilles//. It should be told from another character's point of view. If you use a character from the story make sure they stay true to the character and their conflicts and all the themes in the scene should remain the same. For this project we will be exploring a character's conflicts, both internal and external. You will pick a character from the book and explore their conflicts. You will have a chance to discuss your ideas with others in the class. You will then create a comic, using the Comiclife Software, of the different conflicts that the character goes through throughout the book. This assignment will be based on the different themes in the book. We will be exploring different major themes in our text and different texts, as well as movies, TV shows and music. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You will pick a theme and find a book and a movie, and make a poster about the theme in both using Glogster. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> These online posters should have pictures, words, and a song that goes along with your theme. This is an assignment in learning about Point of View. Narration and Point of View are very important when trying to convey a feeling to the audience. You will create a recording using another character's Point of View. For example, this could be as simple as a narration of a scene using another character's voice, or you could create a radio show interviewing the character about events that happened in the story. Your blog will be an ongoing assignment. As you read //Tess of the d'Ubervilles//, note the changing, ongoing and developing themes. Right in your blogs ever couple of chapters or so. Also if you have any other thoughts on the book this would be a good place to put them. Your self assessment will come after the major project. After completing the project evaluate yourself and your team on how well you feel like you did. There will be a couple of questions that you will answer. I will take your input into consideration when I am grading your projects. This story will be to see how well you understand first and third person narration. You will write two different stories using the same events. How you ask? Well, tell one from first person and the other from third person! =<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grading Scale = <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> **A** (93 -100), **A-** (90 - 92), **B+** (87 - 89), **B** (83 - 86), **B-** (80 - 82), **C+**(77 - 79), **C** (73-76),
 * Comic Life** 65%
 * Glogster Poster** 100%
 * Recording** 100%
 * Blog** **and Self Assessment** 80%
 * Story** 15%
 * C-** (70 - 72), **D+**(67 - 69), **D** (63 - 66), **D-** (60 - 62), **F** (0 - 59).