Moree Secondary College Assessment Task - Year 8 English – Term 1 Novel Study

Date given: Date due: Weight: Week 6 Week 1 20%

Focus outcomes to be assessed: 1 - A student responds to and composes texts for understanding, interpretation, critical analysis and pleasure. 2 - A student uses a range of processes for responding to and composing texts. 4 - A student uses and describes language forms and features, and structures of texts appropriate to different purposes, audiences and contexts. 10 - A student identifies, considers and appreciates cultural expression in texts.

In this unit we have been learning about the concept of friendship and family through the study of the novel Holes

This task will allow you to explore this concept further through the process of creating a new text. You MUST complete the middle activity (collage and explanation):

COLLAGE AND EXPLANATION

Make a collage which demonstrates your understanding of friendship and family as shown in your novel. Your collage should be presented on A3 paper and include a minimum of 10 images.

Choose 3 images shown in your collage and write an explanation of how these images illustrate friendship/ family, and how they relate to your novel specifically. Your explanation should be:

 150-200 words long include information relevant to the concept of friendship and family as presented in your novel Collage and Explanation (15 marks) - Outcome 4 & 10

El  Student has excellently completed ALL aspects of the set task (incl. 4 e length, presentation, etc) m  Student has satisfactorily completed all aspects of the set task e OR 2-3 n  Student has completed some aspects of the set task to an excellent ts standard of 1 t  Student has completed some aspects of the set task to a satisfactory 0 h standard e  Student has not made a serious attempt to complete the set task T a s k Vi  The student demonstrates a sophisticated ability to convey aspects of 5-6 s Australian identity, and visually represent 2 literary techniques (such u as metaphor, simile, personification, repetition, symbolism, al characterisation …) R  The student demonstrates a sophisticated ability to convey aspects of e Australian identity, and does not attempt to/ poorly visually p represents literary techniques (such as metaphor, simile, re personification, repetition, symbolism, characterisation …) s OR e  The student demonstrates a sound ability to convey aspects of 3-4 n Australian identity, and visually represent 1 or 2 literary techniques ta (such as metaphor, simile, personification, repetition, symbolism, ti characterisation …) o 1-2 n  The student demonstrates a basic ability to convey aspects of Australian identity, and does not visually represent literary 0 techniques.  The student has not made a serious attempt to complete the task

W  The student demonstrates an excellent understanding of themes in 4 ri the novel studied 3 tt  The student demonstrates a sound understanding of themes in the 2 e novel studied 1 n  The student demonstrates a basic understanding of themes in the 0 E novel studied x  The student demonstrates an limited understanding of themes in the pl novel studied a n  The student has not made a serious attempt to complete the at explanation io n TOTAL (out of 15)