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Final Performance Task: Character Confessional Narrative Lesson PlanFinal Performance Task: Character Confessional Narrative Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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8th
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English Language Arts
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45 mins
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Final Performance Task: Character Confessional Narrative

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  • Grade 8 ELA Module 2B Unit 3 Overview (.pdf)
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  • Grade 8 ELA Module 2B Overview (.pdf)
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  • Grade 8 ELA Module 2B Assessments (.pdf)
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You wrote it, now what? Learners take their writing to the next level when they perform it for classmates. They then engage in a self-reflection and assessment of their work to determine how well they hit targets, such as identifying themes of a literary text, developing a central idea throughout the text, and producing clear, coherent writing for the appropriate task and audience.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

self assessment, oral reading, reading aloud, active listening

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Have students create a presentation to accompany their Character Confessionals
  • Immerse the class in performance with the use of costumes or move to the school stage or other such site

Classroom Considerations

  • Fourth of four lessons in Grade 8 ELA Module 2B, Unit 3
  • When creating the reading groups, it will be helpful to know the character choices of pupils so that each group has a mixture of characters represented
  • Consider the reading speed and levels as compared to the 35-minute time when creating groups

Pros

  • Includes the self-assessment document 
  • Recommends how to help groups choose a starting point

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.8.2 RL.8.3 W.8.4

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