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NORTHROP – ENGLISH 9 UNIT PLANNING

Unit 4 – Novel Study

Unit Title: Fictional Exploration – Never Let Me Go Subject/Course: English Language Arts
Grade: 9th Author Name: Tuck Northrop

Stage 4: Analysis & Assessment

Explain any performance tasks you will use (major projects and core task, i.e., common assessments):
● Analytical essay
● Daily text-based written response and reflection questions – see example below
● Group presentations – PowerPoint/Slides and oral reports on current issues in bioethics and social justice
● Daily class discussions and graphic organizers

Explain other assessment evidence you will use: (quizzes, tests, prompts, work samples and observations):
● Entrance/Exit slips – ensure class participation
● Text-Based Reading Responses
● Class Discussions
● Quizzes – surface level content quizzes to ensure reading compliance
● Graphic Organizers
● Peer Review
● Self-Assessment
● Discussion Board Posts
● Presentations (Multimedia, Google Presentations, etc.)

How do these assessments measure your students’ progress toward your classes’ big goal(s)?
● Daily text-based written response and reflection questions
o Measure students’ reading comprehension, analytical skills, and formal writing capability
● Class discussions
o Measure students ability to synthesize information on the spot and maintain effective, structured
dialogue focused on issues from the text and current events
● Content quizzes
o Measure students’ completion of reading homework and reading comprehension skills
● Graphic organizers
o Measure students’ progress and understanding of key literary concepts and writing skills
● Peer Review & Self-Assessment
o Measures students’ ability to understand a rubric and use it to provide feedback on student work
● Presentations
o Measure students’ ability to work effectively in groups, conduct independent research, craft effective
multimedia, and present in a businesslike manner

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