Fishtank Learning

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            9th Grade
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            Unit 1: Visibility &amp; Invisibility in Short Texts
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            Lesson 5: Target Task
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                <p class=''><strong>Writing Prompt:</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In &ldquo;Imitation,&rdquo; we learn that Nkem, who lives with her children in America and seems to live a privileged life, has heard that her husband, Obiora, in Nigeria, has a girlfriend who has moved in with him. Write a response in which you analyze how the significance of the title connects to Nkem&rsquo;s character and the overall meaning of the short story.</p>
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                    <strong>Criteria for Success</strong>
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	<li><strong>Thesis</strong>: Responds to the prompt with a thesis that presents a defensible interpretation</li>
	<li><strong>Evidence</strong>: Includes multiple and varied evidence to support your line of reasoning</li>
	<li><strong>Commentary</strong>: Explains how your evidence supports your line of reasoning</li>
	<li><strong>Sophistication</strong>: Demonstrates sophistication of thought or develops a complex literary argument&nbsp;</li>
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                <strong>Self Evaluation:</strong> Use the Writing Scoring Guide below to score your response. Then explain your rationale for your score choice.
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        <td>For any of the following:<ul><li>There is no defensible thesis.</li><li>The intended thesis only restates the prompt.</li><li>The intended thesis provides a summary of the issue with no apparent or coherent claim.</li><li>There is a thesis, but it does not respond to the prompt.</li></ul></td>
        
        
        <td>Responds to the prompt with a thesis that presents a defensible interpretation of the passage.</td>
        
        
        
        
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        <td>Simply restates thesis (if present), repeats provided info, or offers info irrelevant to the prompt</td>
        
        
        <td>Provides evidence that is mostly general</td>
        
        
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        <td>Provides specific evidence to support all claims in a line of reasoning</td>
        
        
        <td>Provides specific evidence to support all claims in a line of reasoning</td>
        
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        <td>No commentary present</td>
        
        
        <td>Summarizes the evidence but does not explain how the evidence supports the student's argument.</td>
        
        
        <td>Explains how some of the evidence relates to the student’s argument, but no line of reasoning is established, or the line of reasoning is faulty.</td>
        
        
        <td>Explains how some of the evidence supports a line of reasoning.</td>
        
        
        <td>Consistently explains how the evidence supports a line of reasoning.</td>
        
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        <td>For any of the following:<ul><li>Contextualizes interpretation by using sweeping generalizations</li><li>Only hints or suggests other possible interpretations</li><li>Oversimplifies complexities of topic or selected work</li><li>Uses complex syntax that does not enhance overall argument</li></ul></td>
        
        
        <td>Demonstrates sophistication of thought and/or develops a complex literary argument.</td>
        
        
        
        
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