Countdown to Break

Schedule for the coming days

Black American Voices

Friday	Dec. 11	Present Story Boards
Monday	Dec. 14	Quiz/ Complex Sent.
Tuesday	Dec. 15	Lackawanna Blues
Wednesday	Dec. 16	Lackawanna Blues
Thursday	Dec. 17	Lackawanna Blues
Friday	Dec. 18	Lackawanna Blues

  American Literature

Wednesday	Dec. 9	Mid-term compositions due/ last day for ILP
Thursday	Dec. 10	Writer’s workshop – 3 drafts of essay for work shop due/ sonny’s blues
Friday	Dec. 11	Final essay due for work shop/begin Sonny’s Blues **Answer preview /review questions
Monday	Dec. 14	Quiz
Tuesday	Dec. 15	/ Sonny’s Blues create framework for story board with substantiated “most important” scenes.
Wednesday	Dec. 16	Create images of scenes with quotes, lit elements, and text
Thursday	Dec. 17	Present Story boards
Friday	Dec. 18	Reflect and Guided Relaxation – bring something to lay on

Rubric for Story Board -- Story Board Assignment

	Visual / Imagery	Literary Analysis	Explanations/ Support	Artistic Effort
Excellence 25	The visuals have subtle as well as direct connection through theme and motif in symbol, image, and character and depict the events with complexity.	The use of literary elements creates insight and connection that create clarity, coherence, and unity with through imagery, text, and depiction to create a whole.	The panels have copious support and description for the intended effect with artistry, process, images and the connection to the text with quotes and overall theme.	Excellence is evident in the production of these panels through overall quality and stated intended effect.
Approaching Excellence 20	The visuals clearly and concisely capture the essence and purpose of the events in question.	The use of literary elements creates insight; however there is some difficulty in continuity connection weaving all of the elements, the imagery, text, and overall depiction to create a whole.	The panels have support from the text and description for the intended effect with some artistry, process, images and the connection to the text with quotes and overall theme.	Excellence is emerging in parts of the project; The production of these panels shows great promise through overall quality and stated intended effect.
Moderate 15	The visuals represent the events but may distract the viewer or may lack some details or element.	The use of literary elements creates insight; however they are not connected across panels to create a whole.	The panels have support from the text and description for the intended effect with some artistry, process, images and the connection to the text with quotes and overall theme.	Great effort is evident in the production of these panels through overall quality and stated intended effect
Needs work 10	There is a connection to the events but it is not clear	Some literary elements are used; however, there is room for improvement.	The panels have little support from the text and little description for the intended effect with little effort in artistry, process, and images.	More time is clearly needed for this project to clarify the artistic direction.
Neglected to consider	There was no evidence of effort	Literary elephants?	Huh?	Art is my uncle