summativeassessment

I would like the summative assessment for this unit to be something creative, but something that definitely incorporates the theme of the unit : characters and their ability to survive a novel

I had the idea for a **survival guide.** Students would be asked to create a 'survival' manual written by ONE character from the story. The character they choose will be writing it for future generations of rabbits, with the goal of helping them continue to build and maintain a strong, positive legacy of rabbits in their new warren.

As students know from reading the novel, each rabbit had its own persona, own quirks, own strengths and its own contributions to the group's survival as a whole. With that being said, each rabbit most likely has its own viewpoints on what is important to know about surviving obstacles, challenges, and difficult situations. Each character is distinct and there are reasons why the author intended them to survive even after all of the dangerous circumstances and dire challenges faced. This assessment will help the student explore these ideas while thinking about what was so special about THAT rabbit. They'll be able to theorize, in the process of creating this manual, why THIS rabbit did survive and what helped them to do so.


 * OBJECTIVE:**

In order to demonstrate the student's understanding of the theme of survival, they will choose one rabbit and use that character's point of view to create a 'survival manual' to the future generations of rabbits, which will highlight that rabbit's indiviudal strengths, characteristics and traits that are made apparent throughout the story.

So, here's the Scoop: Students would take on the perspective of a character of their choice. Students would make a manual/brochure/booklet with a table of contents indicating different sections with page numbers.

The student can go about making this manual any way they want to (aside from the choices that are in BOLD. ..those are required)., The others are suggestions :)

-A reference to a folklore tale about their hero, Elerairah( one that is within the novel or made up) paired with insight from the rabbit itself on the subject of survival -A list of aphorisms (short, wise sayings) -
 * -An intro, background info. about the rabbit of their choice**
 * -3 Specific situations mentioned in the novel and how the rabbit saw the situation, what they believe helped them conquer the obstacle and what they learned from it.**
 * -**A role model they look up to

This manual can be in any format, and can even be produced on a media source (prezi, powerpoint, etc.)
 * The manual does not have to be a certain page length. However, there must be at least 7 sections of it to represent diversity and the student's ability to use a variety of means of communications.

There will be 3 peer workshops throughout class time when this assignment is due.

Advice to students: Be creative! Throw in some Lapine (rabbit language) that you've seen used throughout the novel to make it authentic. Explore your possibilities regarding colors, pictures, fonts, etc. Make it visually intriguing :)


 * HOW I USED FEEDBACK FROM MY RATIONALE SECTION**:
 * I tried to be sure that this assignment appealed to learners of many different backgrounds and learning styles (something that I was reccomended in my Rationale.) I think that a creative assignment such as this can serve as a great opportunity for students of any learning style to showcase their strengths (decorating the manual, choosing a rabbit that was important to THEM, pieces of writing that will be creative/expressive,and the opportunity to include their own bits of reflection (ex. a list of aphorismswise sayings). Students can see themselves in a rabbit of their choice in some ways. This is because a particular rabbit may have effected them in a certain way since it is very possible to read the book through different viewpoints. (The nature of the book is very much for 'thinking' people and can be seen in many different shades.) i think all of this embraces relevancy to the students (positive feedback about my rationale), along with relevancy to English Language Arts as a subject (the fact that the students will have to have a working understanding of the unit's theme of survival in order to complete this project.)**


 * I also included an objective that I think is specific enough for the reader to see the purpose of the assignment, how it aligns with the theme of the unit, and would be clear enough for students to understand, too.**
 * (This was another facet of the constructive criticism I was offered in my UPLAN rationale) :)**