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    The document provides guidelines for an activity where students will work in groups to create newspapers reporting on Edgar Allan Poe's short story 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue'. It outlines objectives and tasks for students including researching the story, Edgar Allan Poe's biography, and the structure of newspaper articles from the 1840s to create their own newspaper reporting on a fictional crime. It also provides instructions for an individual book opinion video where each student will summarize the story, give their opinion, and create a new ending.

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    The document provides guidelines for an activity where students will work in groups to create newspapers reporting on Edgar Allan Poe's short story 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue'. It outlines objectives and tasks for students including researching the story, Edgar Allan Poe's biography, and the structure of newspaper articles from the 1840s to create their own newspaper reporting on a fictional crime. It also provides instructions for an individual book opinion video where each student will summarize the story, give their opinion, and create a new ending.

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    The document provides guidelines for an activity where students will work in groups to create newspapers reporting on Edgar Allan Poe's short story 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue'. It outlines objectives and tasks for students including researching the story, Edgar Allan Poe's biography, and the structure of newspaper articles from the 1840s to create their own newspaper reporting on a fictional crime. It also provides instructions for an individual book opinion video where each student will summarize the story, give their opinion, and create a new ending.

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    8th Grade Integrated Activity Guideline S1

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    The document provides guidelines for an activity where students will work in groups to create newspapers reporting on Edgar Allan Poe's short story 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue'. It outlines objectives and tasks for students including researching the story, Edgar Allan Poe's biography, and the structure of newspaper articles from the 1840s to create their own newspaper reporting on a fictional crime. It also provides instructions for an individual book opinion video where each student will summarize the story, give their opinion, and create a new ending.

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    8th Grade

    The Murders in the Rue Morgue

    by Edgar Allan Poe

    Integrated Activity Guideline S1

    Objectives:

    • Investigate and summarize a biography. (2)


    • Paraphrase parts of the story. (3)
    • Recall new vocabulary. (1)
    • Employ new vocabulary. (2)
    • Summarize parts of the story. (3)
    • Explain what happens in the story. (3)
    • Create a new ending. (3)
    • Create an individual video and give your opinion on the book. (3)
    • Write a newspaper article (3)

    Since each team will be working on their own, you will be asked to plan what to do
    in each class session and you are required to keep a record of it, which will be
    evaluated.

    Remember to learn, but also enjoy working on this activity!

    Guide:

    The class will be divided into groups. Each group will prepare a newspaper.

    Each student will work on an individual book opinion Video.

    Information that you will need to research:

    • Edgar Allan Poe biography


    • Characteristics of crime stories.
    • Structure of a newspaper article

    To-Do List:

    1. Create a newspaper

    Research newspapers from London in the 1840s, study their format, lettering, and
    presentation to create your own newspaper. You are free to be as creative as you
    want, as long as you show congruency in time and format.

    • Create the design and format of your newspaper.


    • Prepare content on detective stories in the USA, the type of characters, and
    the settings.
    • Include a timeline of events about the story.
    • Write a brief newspaper article about a fictional crime.
    • Include pictures.
    8th Grade

    2. Individual Book Opinion Video

    Your video must include the follow parts:

    • Present basic information about book. (Title – author – genre)


    • Give a brief summary of the book.
    • As you give your opinion about the book, include brief quotes from the book
    to support your ideas (include at least 2 quotes)
    • Create a new ending based on the novel.
    • Time-Limit: 2:00 - 3:00 minutes

    3. Fill out a weekly Record of Sessions and upload it to your corresponding


    file in OneDrive.

    • Each Record of Session must be uploaded before the end of each week’s
    second block.
    • Each team will only upload ONE Record of Session.
    • No Record of Sessions will be accepted if the uploaded date and time
    surpasses the class’s schedule.
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    Rubrics:

    Newspaper

    Name: _____________________________________ Book Title: _______________________________________

    ADVANCED (4) PROFICIENT (3) BASIC (2) BELOW BASIC (1)


    Component Exceeds Meets Partially meets Does not meet
    requirements requirements requirements requirements
    The title, author, All or most of the 1-2 of the required The title, author,
    number of pages, required elements elements present or number of pages,
    CONTENT and the rating are all are present and they are not neatly and number of
    included and written neatly presented. presented. stars are missing.
    neatly.
    A captivating title is Simple is given to The title has nothing No title is given to
    TITLE given to the article. the article. to do with the the article.
    article.
    The article provides The article contains The article tells 3 of The article does not
    NEWSPAPERS information on all all 5 Ws: who, what, the following: who, tell who, what, when
    five Ws with where, when, and what, when where or where or why/how.
    ARTICLE
    descriptive language. why/how. The facts why/how. The facts The facts are
    STRUCTURE
    are complete and are primarily correct. incomplete or wrong.
    correct.
    There are no errors There are 1-2 errors There are 3-4 errors There are more than
    GRAMMAR, in grammar or in grammar or in grammar or 4 errors in grammar
    SPELLING, spelling that distract spelling that distract spelling that distract or spelling that
    AND the reader from the the reader from the the reader from the distract the reader
    SENTENCE content. All content. Most content. Some from the content.
    STRUCTURE sentences complete. sentences are sentences are Lack of complete
    complete. complete. sentences.
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    Rubric for Individual Book Opinion Video

    Name: _____________________________________ Book Title: _______________________________________

    ADVANCED (4) PROFICIENT (3) BASIC (2) BELOW BASIC (1)


    Component Exceeds Meets Partially meets Does not meet
    requirements requirements requirements requirements
    All three pieces of Two pieces of One piece of None of the
    BASIC
    information are information are information is information is
    INFORMATION
    present (title - present (title - present (title - present (title -
    ABOUT BOOK
    author - genre). author - genre). author - genre). author - genre).
    The summary is very The summary is The summary is The summary is not
    thorough. Four or thorough. Three adequate. Two done.
    SUMMARY more events were events were events were
    mentioned. No mentioned. No mentioned, or
    spoilers. spoilers. spoilers are used.
    The opinion is clear, The opinion is clear. The opinion is There is no opinion is
    well thought out and It is expressed but unclear. It is not not done.
    expressed. It is not explained well. It expressed nor
    OPINION backed up with is backed up with explained or backed
    evidence (two some evidence (one up with any
    quotes). quote) evidence. (No
    quotes)
    Content is relevant Most of the content Some of the content Content is not
    to what happened in is relevant to the is relevant to the relevant to the story,
    NEW ENDING the story. Ending is story. Ending is story. Ending is and ending is not
    plausible. plausible. possibly plausible, believable.
    but highly unlikely.
    Always speaks Usually speaks Usually speaks loudly Speaks too softly or
    loudly, slowly, and loudly, slowly, and and clearly. Speaks mumbles. Tt is
    VOICE clearly. It is easily clearly. It is easily so fast that it is difficult to
    understood all the understood almost difficult to understand.
    time. all the time. understand.
    PREPAREDNESS / The student is The student is The student is The student does not
    EYE CONTACT completely prepared completely prepared somewhat prepared, seem at all prepared
    8th Grade

    and delivered speech and has obviously but it is clear that to deliver the
    without relying on rehearsed. The rehearsal was speech.
    flashcards more than student checks lacking.
    a few times. flashcards
    throughout the
    speech.
    Stands up straight, Stands up straight. Sometimes stands Slouches or moves
    POSTURE looks relaxed and up straight about while
    confident delivering speech.
    2:00 - 3:00 minutes 1:45 - 1:59 or 3:01 - 1:30 - 1:44 or 3:16- 0:01 - 1:29 or 3:31
    TIME
    3:15 minutes 3:30 minutes or more minutes
    8th Grade

    Criteria:

    • Responsibility
    • Punctuality
    • Cleanliness, order, and personal presentation
    • Written work:
    o proper presentation requirements
    o adequate grammar, spelling, sentence structure, clear expression of
    ideas, paragraphs, etc.
    o evidence of thorough research
    o coverage of all requested topics
    • Creativity and effort
    • Followed instructions and met all the given requirements.
    • Final product.

    Due Dates:

    Video must be uploaded by:

    • 8th A: 07:35 am – 09:05 am Monday December 04th


    • 8th B: 09:05 am – 10:55 am Tuesday December 05th
    • 8th C: 07:35 am – 09:05 am Thursday December 07th

    Cereal Book Report must be presented in class on:

    • 8th A: 07:35 am – 09:05 am Monday December 04th


    • 8th B: 09:05 am – 10:55 am Tuesday December 05th
    • 8th C: 07:35 am – 09:05 am Thursday December 07th

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