Reading and Writing Workshop Final Exam Coming of Age Narrative Rational: the best way to evidence your understanding of theme is to convey it in your own writing. A narrative is also a useful means to evaluate the writing skills you have developed over the entire year and your ability to use the writing and revision process. Timeline Tuesday, May 29: Return Journals, Imagery and sensory detail lesson and queit write Wednesday May 30: Plot development timeline and lesson. Thursday May 31: Characterization, dialogue, setting and figurative language lesson and silent writing workshop EACH OF THE ABOVE DAYS YOU ARE CRAFTING YOUR ROUGH DRAFT IN CLASS AND FOR HOMEWORK! Friday June 1st: Explore test. Rough draft due by email. Monday June 4 and Tuesday June 5: Final Exam schedule. Final draft due, as an attachment, by email (emeckart@cps.edu). Class time may be used to submit draft by email. No late work will be accepted. Graded Components Final Exam is worth 10 percent of your semester grade!!!! Rough Draft-Including imagery and characterization journal, and plot timeline (200 points) Reading and Writing Workshop Final Exam Coming of Age Narrative Rational: the best way to evidence your understanding of theme is to convey it in your own writing. A narrative is also a useful means to evaluate the writing skills you have developed over the entire year and your ability to use the writing and revision process. Timeline Tuesday, May 29: Return Journals, Imagery and sensory detail lesson and quiet write Wednesday May 30: Plot development timeline and lesson. Thursday May 31: Characterization, dialogue, setting and figurative language lesson and silent writing workshop EACH OF THE ABOVE DAYS YOU ARE CRAFTING YOUR ROUGH DRAFT IN CLASS AND FOR HOMEWORK! Friday June 1st: Explore test. Rough draft due by email. Monday June 4 and Tuesday June 5: Final Exam schedule. Final draft due, as an attachment, by email (emeckart@cps.edu). Class time may be used to submit draft by email. No late work will be accepted. Graded Components Final Exam is worth 10 percent of your semester grade!!!! Rough Draft-Including imagery and characterization journal, and plot timeline (200 points) Final Draft-3 pages, double spaced, 12 point plain font, submitted as an attachment by email (300 points) Rubric Bonus points: Especially creative or well-written prose!