Senior Inquiry 14-15

Final paper for August Wilson Plays-  due 10/27

Individually answer this prompt in a 2-3 page essay: Examine how one or more sets of characters from the two plays you read are socialized and what message (theme) Wilson is sending about the black experience through those characters and their relationships.

Scales- reading and analyzing through a socialization lens

4-I can meet all level 3 targets and I can…

-Use outside research of the time periods of my plays to support my thesis

-Use at least two sets of characters to prove my thesis

3- I can meet all level two targets and I can…

-Come up with a strong thesis about the black experience in America through the lens of socialization.

-Analyze the author’s choices regarding his characterization of major characters

-Explain how socialization has impacted these characters and how Wilson expresses that through their words and actions

-Analyze how the socialization of the characters expresses something significant about the black experience in America during the time periods of your plays

2-I can…

-Identify at least one set of characters from the two plays that represent similar socialization

-Define and understand the impact of socialization

-Cite examples of how the Wilson uses the characters to say something about the black experience in America

1-I can do only some of the targets described under level 2

Scale 2- using evidence to support my thesis

4- I can meet all level 3 targets and I can…

-find the best evidence to support my thesis

-analyze how each piece of evidence contributes to the development of my ideas

-use outside evidence to support my thesis

3-I can meet all level 2 learning targets AND I can…

-determine which evidence best supports my thesis about what a text says.

-evaluate how well an inference is supported by a text by...

-differentiating inferences that are and are not supported by a text.

-support my thesis with many examples of on point textual evidence

2-I can…

-locate textual evidence within a text to support a claim or inference.

-explain the significance or implications of what the text says.

-relate the evidence to my thesis

1-I can do only some of the targets described under level 2