Conclusion

Conclusion

Introduction		On this page: Conclusion: What Have You Learned? Grading Rubric Peer Evaluation Rubric
CA standards
Directions
Grading Rubric
History & Culture Research
Literary Themes
Reading Questions
Vocabulary
Team Meeting Notes
Who's Who? Family Tree
Where are we? Gempei Map
Calendar for the Project
This Week in Core

Conclusion: What Have You Learned?

Did you learn why?

When you read literature from another cultural setting, comprehension can be a challenge. What does the setting look like? Why do the characters think and behave the way they do? Have you had similar problems? In their shoes, would you have made the same decisions? Just as knowing a language will help you to understand a person's message, understanding the culture of a time and place will deepen your interpretation of the literature, and strengthen your connections to the march of humanity.

Be an effective reader and communicator of ideas. Show your insight and creativity. The purpose of the presentation is to broaden your understanding of the historical context of this work of literature, and to seek connections between this literature and your life.

Did you learn what?

Work together with your team to create a 10-minute presentation about the novel Of Nightingales That Weep. This interdisciplinary project combines the skills of reading, interpretation, research, writing, visual art, and speaking.

Your oral presentation, combined with your writing and a poster as a focal point, helps your classmates understand their study of Japan and its place in world history.

Successful completion of this project is more complex than simply locating correct answers; it challenges you to synthesize and build new understanding.
Time to grade your product. See the grading rubric below.

Did you learn how?

What do you know now about research? You might say it's a bit like shopping: Go past many stores, try on several outfits, choose one or two to wear.
If you could go back to the beginning of this project, what would you do differently?
What have you learned about contributing to a group effort? What challenges have you faced? How did you solve them?
Evaluate your group process. See the peer rubric below.

Rubric for Evaluating Your Group Presentation

Criteria

Superior
10 - 9

Satisfactory
8 - 7

Needs Improvement
6 - 5

Poster or Visual Media

Literature
Score:
• 4-6 significant characters or events are clearly depicted.
• Artistic layout is superior and provides an excellent focal point for the presentation.
• Graphics are visually appealing, creative, and relevant.
• Title and captions are uncluttered, clearly readable, and free of errors. • Appropriate characters or events are clearly shown.
• The poster or media is visually appropriate. Use of space may be either somewhat thin or cluttered.
• Graphics are clear and relevant.
• Title and captions are clear and readable.
• Project is neat and in good condition.
• Some characters or events may be skipped, or may be of limited significance.
• Layout shows too little effort. Use of space may be too thin or too cluttered.
• Graphics may lack relevance, color, clarity, or neatness.
• Title and captions are difficult to read or missing.
• Project may be crooked, messy, contain incorrect spelling, or otherwise display poorly.

Information on Themes
&
Research

History
Score: • Discussion is organized around themes.
• Themes are eloquently phrased.
• Discussion of theme is coherently supported with cultural research and inference about characters and events from the novel.
• Inferences are supported with relevant specific detail.
• High level interpretation and analysis are woven into the presentation content. • Significant themes, persons or events are discussed, although the organizational plan may show some weaknesses:
• Theme may need better expression.
• Research may be awkwardly connected, rather than blended into supporting discussion of character, event, and theme.
• Some inferences may need more supporting detail, more depth of interpretation, or more insightful analysis. • Discussion of ideas lacks a good organizational plan:
• Important themes or sections of the presentation may be skipped.
• Statement of theme may be missing, awkwardly phrased, or too thinly supported.
• Detail may be too general or insignificant.
• Thinly researched detail of culture might be "tacked on," poorly related to the novel.
• Higher order thinking is insufficient, resulting in a presentation which is factual
rather than interpretive or analytical.

Oral
Presentation

Language
Score: • Shows a unique and creative strategy to keep the interest and attention of the class.
• The content is well rehearsed and flows without gaps in timing.
• Speaker does not depend upon reading a script.
• Communication with the audience is direct and expressive. • A routine presentation may be used, or creative strategy may be attempted without complete success.
• Presentation shows some rehearsal with minor gaps in timing or uneven performance.
• Speaker may depend upon notes, or voice may be too soft, fast, or monotone.
• Eye contact may be uneven, or too brief to engage the audience fully. • The presentation needs more preparation and rehearsal.
• Obvious gaps in timing may create embarrassment.
• Speaker may simply read script rather than using a strategy to engage the audience, may speak too fast, monotone, or too softly. Reader may stumble, showing too little familiarity with the content.
• Eye contact is not enough to maintain communication. Speaker may face away from the audience. Audience may lose attention.

Total Score:

Final Grade:

Core 1 or 2 Your Name _________________ Team # ____ Peer Evaluation of Team Member Participation Directions: Team dynamics are vital life skills. Brain and heart must work together. Carefully consider the contribution of each of the group members to the success of your group’s presentation. Evaluate each person by writing names in the boxes which you think are the best description of behavior. For each person, you will consider effort, responsibility, and cooperation.
Criteria	Superior	Satisfactory	Needs Improvement
Effort	active participant, strong contribution, willing to go beyond	good participant, contributes ideas, does what is needed	passive, must be told to work, may wander off task, may be unwilling to work unless it’s easy
Responsibility	responsible for project as well as for self	responsible for self, does what he/she promises	not dependable, not responsible unless reminded
Cooperation	encouraging, considers other people’s feelings	usually agreeable	disagreeable, bossy, sometimes disrupts or obstructs progress

Criteria	Superior 10 - 9	Satisfactory 8 - 7	Needs Improvement 6 - 5
Poster or Visual Media Literature Score:	• 4-6 significant characters or events are clearly depicted. • Artistic layout is superior and provides an excellent focal point for the presentation. • Graphics are visually appealing, creative, and relevant. • Title and captions are uncluttered, clearly readable, and free of errors.	• Appropriate characters or events are clearly shown. • The poster or media is visually appropriate. Use of space may be either somewhat thin or cluttered. • Graphics are clear and relevant. • Title and captions are clear and readable. • Project is neat and in good condition.	• Some characters or events may be skipped, or may be of limited significance. • Layout shows too little effort. Use of space may be too thin or too cluttered. • Graphics may lack relevance, color, clarity, or neatness. • Title and captions are difficult to read or missing. • Project may be crooked, messy, contain incorrect spelling, or otherwise display poorly.
Information on Themes & Research History Score:	• Discussion is organized around themes. • Themes are eloquently phrased. • Discussion of theme is coherently supported with cultural research and inference about characters and events from the novel. • Inferences are supported with relevant specific detail. • High level interpretation and analysis are woven into the presentation content.	• Significant themes, persons or events are discussed, although the organizational plan may show some weaknesses: • Theme may need better expression. • Research may be awkwardly connected, rather than blended into supporting discussion of character, event, and theme. • Some inferences may need more supporting detail, more depth of interpretation, or more insightful analysis.	• Discussion of ideas lacks a good organizational plan: • Important themes or sections of the presentation may be skipped. • Statement of theme may be missing, awkwardly phrased, or too thinly supported. • Detail may be too general or insignificant. • Thinly researched detail of culture might be "tacked on," poorly related to the novel. • Higher order thinking is insufficient, resulting in a presentation which is factual rather than interpretive or analytical.
Oral Presentation Language Score:	• Shows a unique and creative strategy to keep the interest and attention of the class. • The content is well rehearsed and flows without gaps in timing. • Speaker does not depend upon reading a script. • Communication with the audience is direct and expressive.	• A routine presentation may be used, or creative strategy may be attempted without complete success. • Presentation shows some rehearsal with minor gaps in timing or uneven performance. • Speaker may depend upon notes, or voice may be too soft, fast, or monotone. • Eye contact may be uneven, or too brief to engage the audience fully.	• The presentation needs more preparation and rehearsal. • Obvious gaps in timing may create embarrassment. • Speaker may simply read script rather than using a strategy to engage the audience, may speak too fast, monotone, or too softly. Reader may stumble, showing too little familiarity with the content. • Eye contact is not enough to maintain communication. Speaker may face away from the audience. Audience may lose attention.
Total Score:	Final Grade: