Quarter

Content/Performance Standards Addressed

Benchmark for Student Achievement

Students will be able to:

Assessment

1

Poetry reading, writing, evaluation and interpretation exercises and assignments as per all “Standards” areas set forth by NYS Regents

think “outside of the box” in regard to their creative endeavors; they will write about topics and emotions never confronted from different perspectives and points of view.

varied writing assignments and projects

2

Dialogue and prose as per format presented in Quarter 1 and in line with NYS Regents “Standards”

draft, compile, revise and present a booklet “publication” of student generated poetry and prose.

edit individual and/or group materials with an improved awareness of writing techniques, strategies and language nuances.

continued individual writing assignments

three day Battery of varied written assignments as “final evaluation”