The Pearl by John Steinbeck

The Pearl by John Steinbeck Balanced Assessment (One-Pager Literature Activity) Objectives:  to help students visualize what they are reading  to help students choose meaningful quotes from their reading  to help students write a thoughtful response to their reading

Directions: Choose two meaningful, significant quotes from the novella. Create a graphic representation of the quotes. Write a response to the quotes (4-5 sentences).

Follow these directions for your “one-pager”:  use one page of unlined white paper  include the author and title of the novella  must have two meaningful, significant quotes – use MLA citation for author/pg.  must have a graphic representation (picture)  must have a personal response (short paragraph)  response paragraph can be about theme, character development, conflicts, setting, tone, literary devices, figurative language  response is NOT a summary, review or paraphrase  response is commentary – should be written in third person; (no use of you or I)  fill the entire page  use color  no pencil – use pen and colored pencils or markers  put your name and class period in the lower right hand corner

“One-Pager” Scoring Rubric Points Two meaningful, significant quotes 20 Graphic representation that ties to the quotes 20 Thoughtful, well-written response 30 Title & author of novella clearly stated 10 Presentation: fills page; uses color; creative; neat 15 Name and class period in lower right corner 5 Total /100