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Critical Analysis of Persuasive Texts
Assessment involving the analysis of real-world persuasive texts (advertisements, speeches, etc.) with multiple choice and open-ended questions about effectiveness and techniques used.
Real-World Fallacies Exploration
This assessment prompts students to select examples of fallacies from news articles or speeches and answer MCQs on identification, followed by open-ended questions on the implications of these fallacies in persuasive communication.
Creating a Personal Study Schedule
In this assessment, students will create a detailed study schedule incorporating various time management strategies discussed in class. They will answer multiple-choice questions about time allocation and prioritization, followed by an open-ended section discussing their personal approach to managing exam preparation time.
Historical Context MCQ
Students will answer multiple choice questions about the historical or literary figures they are composing letters to, emphasizing their significance and contributions.
Transition Word Fill-in-the-Blank Activity
This activity provides sentences or paragraphs with missing transition words where students must insert the appropriate words from a provided list. This reinforces their knowledge of specific transitions.
Summative Assessment on Fallacies
This comprehensive assessment covers various topics related to logical fallacies, including definitions, examples, and implications in a variety of contexts. It includes both MCQs and a final essay question.
Cultural Literacy through News Articles
This assessment involves reading culturally relevant news articles and answering questions that promote understanding of social issues. It will consist of MCQs and reflective writing prompts.
Voice and Perspective
Students will take a deeper look at how the choice between active and passive voice influences perspective in writing. This assessment includes MCQs and reflective writing prompts.
Comparative Media Analysis
This assessment requires students to engage with two media texts (e.g., articles, videos) through MCQs and open-ended questions, focusing on the portrayal of similar themes across different media formats.
Creative Approaches to Essay Writing
Engage students with MCQs that explore unconventional methods of approaching essay prompts, followed by an open-ended question requiring them to create a unique essay outline.
Creative Writing: Ethical Dilemma Story
Students will write a short story that includes an ethical dilemma. They will need to construct a narrative that explores the conflict and resolution, demonstrating their understanding of the complexities of moral choices.
Symbolism in Fantasy Literature
Students will examine examples of symbolism in well-known fantasy stories through quizzes before providing their own symbolic element in an open-ended response related to their story map.
Creating Imagery with Figurative Language
In this assessment, students will create their own examples of figurative language based on themes provided. They will complete a quiz with MCQs on imagery and then write a short poem using at least three different types of figurative language.
Paragraph Comparison Exercise
In this assessment, students will compare two paragraphs: one organized effectively and one disorganized. They will answer MCQs about the differences and write an analysis of what makes one better than the other.
Priority Tasks in Writing Exams
This assessment will require students to prioritize a list of tasks when writing an exam under time constraints. It will include multiple-choice questions on prioritization methods and open-ended questions prompting them to justify their choices.
Ethical Reporting and Bias
Students will answer 9 MCQs focused on ethical standards in journalism regarding bias, alongside an open-ended question on how journalists can minimize bias in reporting.
Ethical Dilemma Case Studies
This assessment requires students to analyze provided case studies based on fictional characters' ethical dilemmas. Students will answer multiple-choice questions followed by a short reflection on the case studied.
Scanning for Details Quiz
Students will complete a quiz focusing on scanning techniques to locate specific information within texts. It will include both MCQs and a practical element of locating information.
Summarizing Information
Students will summarize a news article by condensing the content into a few key points. This will include both multiple choice questions about the content and an open-ended summary task.
Impact of Media on Debate Topics
This assessment examines how media influences public opinion on current issues. Students will answer MCQs and provide open-ended responses discussing the role of media in shaping arguments.
Point of View Quiz
A quiz that tests students on various narrative perspectives and how they change the meaning of a scene. MCQs will cover definitions and characteristics of first-person, second-person, and third-person narratives.
Poetry Interpretation and Response
This assessment will involve reading a poem and answering multiple choice questions about its meaning, tone, and style. Students will also write a short response reflecting on their personal interpretation.
Understanding Active Voice
This assessment will test students' knowledge of active voice through multiple-choice questions and require them to convert sentences from passive to active voice in open-ended questions.
Peer Review of Descriptive Writing
In this assessment, students exchange descriptive pieces and provide constructive feedback focusing on the use of sensory details. They will assess each other's work using a guided rubric.
Fallacies in Media Literacy
This assessment evaluates students' ability to identify fallacies in advertisements or media campaigns. Through MCQs and reflection questions, students will dissect the effectiveness of such fallacies in influencing public opinion.
Contextual Vocabulary Matching Game
An interactive quiz where students match words to their correct context in sentences using multiple choice and justify their matching with written explanations.
Creative Sentence Construction
In this open-ended assessment, students will create their own sentences based on prompts, ensuring subject-verb agreement. Accompanying multiple choice questions will test their theoretical knowledge.
Ending Redesign Workshop
In this collaborative assessment, students will work in groups to discuss an assigned story. They will complete an individual quiz and then collectively write an alternate ending, incorporating feedback from their peers.
Peer Review of Ethical Dilemma Analysis
Students will exchange written analyses of ethical dilemmas and provide peer feedback. This encourages collaborative learning and improvement of argumentative writing skills.
Delivery Impact Discussion
Open-ended questions prompting discussions on how delivery affects the reception of messages in famous speeches.
Writing Argumentative Paragraphs
Students will first take a quiz on elements of argumentative writing, then craft a paragraph that argues a position on a given topic, ensuring ideas are well-organized and supported.
Creating Dialogue Scenarios
Students will write multiple-choice scenarios where dialogue is essential to the outcome, testing peer understanding of narrative crafting.
Patterns of Run-on Sentences
Students will be presented with various examples and asked to identify patterns that lead to run-on sentences. They will respond to MCQs and write reflective comments on their learning.
Understanding Bias Basics
This assessment consists of 10 multiple choice questions assessing the understanding of bias in news articles and includes one open-ended question asking students to explain a recent biased article they encountered.
Theme Analysis in Poetry
Students will read excerpts of poems and answer MCQs about the themes presented. They will also write an open-ended response analyzing a chosen theme in a poem of their choice.
Transforming Sentences for Agreement
Students will be given sentences in which they must transform the subject or verb to ensure proper agreement. The quiz features multiple choice questions and open-ended transformations.
Advanced Grammar Structures Assessment
An assessment that combines multiple-choice questions and open-ended questions on complex grammar structures such as conditionals, passive voice, and reported speech.
Comparative Analysis of Characters
Students will compare and contrast characters from two different short stories through MCQs and open-ended questions focusing on their development, motivations, and contributions to the theme.
Contextual Vocabulary Usage
Students will be given sentences with missing words and must choose the correct synonym or antonym to fill in the blanks. Open-ended questions will ask them to create their own sentences using the chosen words.
Conflict Resolution Assessment
Students will explore the conflicts present in a famous story through a quiz. Afterward, they will write an alternate ending that resolves these conflicts in an original and creative manner.
Creative Writing with Prefixes and Suffixes
An open-ended assessment where students write a short story or paragraph using a specific number of words with prefixes and suffixes. Includes an MCQ section on their knowledge of those words.
Final Review on Prefixes and Suffixes
A review quiz that includes both MCQs and open-ended responses covering all learned prefixes and suffixes throughout the course.
Theme and Character Connection Quiz
This quiz will focus on the relationship between characters and themes in select media, with multiple choice and open-ended questions about character development and thematic relevance.
Context Clues for Vocabulary
In this assessment, students will read a news article and answer questions that require them to use context clues to infer the meanings of unfamiliar words. Multiple choice questions will be complemented by open-ended responses.
Interactive Theme Survey
An interactive quiz where students provide their perspectives on prevalent themes in current media. This will combine multiple choice questions and space for open responses reflecting on personal experiences.
Fun with Parts of Speech Games
Engaging interactive quizzes that involve gamified learning about parts of speech through multiple-choice and brief written explanations.
Literary Devices Reflection
Students will reflect on the use of literary devices in different eras through a series of multiple choice and open-ended questions.
Word Pair Matching
This assessment will require students to match given words with their correct synonyms and antonyms. Open-ended questions will ask students to explain their choices and provide additional examples.
Sentence Structure and Parts of Speech
Students will analyze sentences to identify parts of speech while also constructing their sentences using the targeted parts accurately.
Creative Speech Rewrite
Students will select a famous speech and rewrite a portion of it with a different tone, explaining their choices in a short paragraph.
Crafting a Persuasive Argument
Task focused on developing a personal argument on a given topic. Students will answer questions and write a short persuasive essay.
Thematic Exploration Assignment
This assignment requires students to rewrite a crucial scene from a different character's viewpoint, followed by an open-ended question focusing on how theme changes with perspective.
Punctuation Peer Review
In this assessment, students will review a peer’s writing, focusing on the use of commas, semicolons, and colons, providing constructive feedback in open-ended formats.
Summary Writing Skills
In this final assessment, students will apply their summarizing skills by providing a summary of a chosen TED Talk or interview. This will be evaluated on clarity, conciseness, and completeness.
Using Evidence in Essays
A quiz that tests knowledge on how to effectively incorporate evidence into essay responses, with MCQs regarding types of evidence and an open-ended question for students to demonstrate this skill.
Descriptive Paragraphs Assignment
This assessment will require students to complete MCQs on descriptive language and techniques before writing a descriptive paragraph guided by a prompt. Students will focus on organizing ideas logically.
Cohesion and Coherence in Fantasy Narratives
The assessment consists of quizzes focused on the principles of cohesion and coherence in writing, followed by an open-ended question where students analyze and improve excerpts from a fantasy story.
Matching Definitions to Idioms Quiz
Students will match idiomatic expressions with their correct definitions in a multiple-choice format and provide sentences using selected idioms.
Summarization Techniques
This assessment aims to gauge the students' ability to summarize information succinctly. Students will answer MCQs on summarization strategies and provide a summary of a selected TED Talk or interview.
Emotional Impact of Poetry
In this assessment, students will look at how poetry evokes emotions, with quizzes that focus on emotional vocabulary and themes. They’ll also reflect on a poem that moved them in an open-ended response.
Research Skills for Debating
Students will learn how to conduct research for a debate. They will complete MCQs on research methods and provide open-ended responses detailing the sources and types of evidence they would use in a debate.
Comparative Text Analysis Quiz
This assessment will include MCQs focused on identifying similarities and differences between two provided texts, along with open-ended questions requiring thoughtful comparisons based on themes and character development.
Cultural Connections Assessment
This assessment requires students to listen to a podcast that explores a different culture. They will answer MCQs on cultural concepts and themes and provide an open-ended response discussing how the content connects to their personal experiences or knowledge.
Understanding Essay Prompts
This assessment includes multiple-choice questions to identify key components of essay prompts and open-ended questions requiring a response that breaks down the essential elements needed for crafting a comprehensive answer.
Comparative Analysis of Articles
In this assessment, students will take a 10-question MCQ quiz comparing two articles on the same topic, followed by an open-ended question requiring a discussion on detected biases in both articles.
Personal Speech Presentation
Create and present a speech on a chosen topic, focusing on using tone and delivery techniques discussed in class, followed by self-reflection questions.
Formal vs. Informal Language Assessment
A quiz examining the use of formal and informal grammar through multiple-choice questions and scenarios requiring appropriate grammatical choices.
Character Analysis Quiz
Students will answer multiple choice and open-ended questions related to key characters in the selected scene, exploring their motivations and development.
Imagery and Language in Poetry
This quiz focuses on identifying imagery and poetic devices within poems. There will be multiple choice questions as well as a section for students to write about the use of imagery in their own poetry.
Fantasy Story Elements Quiz
A quiz that tests students on identifying key elements of a fantasy story, including characters, settings, and plot devices. This assessment includes 10 multiple-choice questions followed by 2 open-ended questions asking for their own creative input.
Setting and Context Assessment
This assessment focuses on various aspects of the setting, including time and place, and how they influence the scene. Students will respond to questions in both MCQ and open-ended formats.
Debate Fundamentals Quiz
This quiz focuses on the basic principles of debate, including types of arguments, rebuttals, and the importance of evidence. Students will answer multiple-choice questions and provide open-ended responses for deeper understanding.
Theme Reconstruction Activity
Students will identify the main themes of a specific story in a quiz format. Following the quiz, they will write an alternate ending that reinforces or contrasts with these themes.
Understanding Time Management Concepts
This assessment consists of multiple-choice questions testing your knowledge of essential time management concepts and strategies for writing exams. Additionally, there will be open-ended questions that provoke critical thinking about how these strategies can be practically applied.
Peer Review Dialogue Exercise
Students will review and critique each other’s narratives focusing on the use of dialogue, providing both multiple-choice feedback options and open-ended critiques.
Plot Twist Exploration Assessment
This assessment will include multiple-choice questions identifying and analyzing plot twists in stories. Students will then create an alternate ending that incorporates a new twist, writing it in an open-ended format.
Podcast Reflection Exercise
Students will listen to a podcast episode and then answer a series of MCQs to test their understanding. This will be followed by an open-ended question asking them to reflect on what they learned and how it impacts their views.
Exploring Perspective in Literature
This assessment focuses on understanding and analyzing different perspectives in selected texts, using multiple-choice questions for comprehension and open-ended questions for deeper analysis.
Peer Review Checklist
Students will use a checklist to evaluate a partner's letter for content, structure, and creativity, fostering collaborative feedback.
Character Development MCQ and Reflection
This assessment consists of a set of multiple-choice questions focusing on character traits and motivations typical in fantasy tales, followed by an open-ended question asking students to create and describe their own character.
Thematic Character Assessment
This assessment will have students identify themes represented by a character in literature and include both MCQs and an open-ended section for theme exploration.
Scenario-Based Quiz
A quiz featuring various scenarios where students choose the right word ('their', 'there', 'they’re') based on context clues provided.
Prefixes and Suffixes in Context
Students analyze sentences and choose the correct prefix or suffix to complete the words, followed by open-ended questions explaining their selections.
Editing Scenarios
Multiple-choice questions that present different writing scenarios, where students choose the best edits to improve clarity and conciseness in context.
Dialogue Analysis Worksheet
Using a provided narrative passage, students will respond to multiple-choice questions and provide their analysis of the dialogue's effectiveness in the story.
Critical Review Assignment
Students will critically review a contemporary work by comparing it to a historical piece, assessing how history informs literature today.
Descriptive Language and Sentence Structure
Students will explore how descriptive language enhances sentence structure. They will complete multiple-choice questions and rewrite bland sentences using descriptive phrases and varied structures.
Analyzing Case Studies of Successful Exam Takers
Students will read a set of case studies about successful exam takers who used effective time management strategies. The assessment will include multiple-choice questions focusing on the strategies used, along with open-ended questions that ask students to analyze the effectiveness of those strategies.
Comparing Different Articles
Students will read two contrasting news articles on the same topic and answer MCQs and open-ended questions that encourage comparison and critical thinking about the differences in presentation.
Main Ideas Quiz
A quiz consisting of multiple choice questions that test students' ability to identify the main idea in various passages.
Reflecting on Impact
In this quiz, students will evaluate the overall impact of the TED Talk or interview. This includes MCQs about key impactful moments and an open-ended question regarding the personal impact of the talk/interview.
Context Clues and Parts of Speech
This assessment involves using context clues to identify the part of speech of underlined words in provided sentences, followed by an MCQ.
Literary Devices Review
A quiz focused on various literary devices including symbolism and motifs, featuring multiple-choice questions for definitions and examples, and open-ended questions for in-depth responses on their uses in texts.
Diagnostic Prefix and Suffix Assessment
A comprehensive quiz that assesses the knowledge of prefixes and suffixes through MCQs and an open-ended section where students analyze a given text for word modification.
Imagery and Sensory Detail Analysis
This open-ended question assessment requires students to analyze how different authors use sensory details to create imagery in their writing. They will write a comparative analysis of two different texts.
Identifying Run-on Sentences
This quiz will test students' ability to identify run-on sentences from a list of sentences. Students will answer MCQs and provide open-ended explanations for their choices.
Fixing Run-on Sentences
In this assessment, students will be provided with a series of run-on sentences and will need to correct them. They will answer multiple-choice questions about their corrections as well as write out the corrected sentence in an open-ended format.
Building Academic Language Skills
Students will complete MCQs that assess their knowledge of academic vocabulary used in persuasive writing. Open-ended prompts will require them to draft a persuasive paragraph integrated with the chosen vocabulary.
Before and After Edits
An assessment that asks students to create a side-by-side comparison of a passage before and after editing for conciseness and clarity, with explanations for their changes.
Debate Preparation Worksheet
A task where students outline their arguments for and against a current issue in a structured format. They will answer MCQs about debate strategies and submit their written preparation as an open-ended question response.