Level of Expertise 6
Directions: Your end-of-the unit writing assignment is to create an original written piece following the description of the RAFT in the chart below. The written assignment is worth a total of 40 points. You will also earn up to 10 points for your class reading of your poem.
In this piece you will show your new knowledge of a line, a parabola is and/or what the power of the 'a' coefficient in a quadratic equation.
You will have time in class to brainstorm and freewrite your initial draft on Monday.
On Wednesday you will meet with a partner to share your work and to give each other feedback based on the rubric.
On Friday you will turn in your final piece. You will read your piece allow to the group as well as turn in a printed copy.
ROLE | AUDIENCE | FORMAT | TOPIC |
Parabola | The ‘a’ coefficient of a quadratic equation | Love Poem | You have an effect on me |
Parabola | Line | Apology Poem | Set aside our differences and come together |
II. 6+1 Trait RUBRIC for the QUADRATIC R-A-F-T
Student Name:
Writing Traits | BULLS EYE 4-3 points | MISSED THE MARK 2-1 | POINTS EARNED |
Ideas/ Development Word Choice | Poem clearly and correctly illustrates all of the relevant associations: · When ‘a’ is positive, the parabola opens up and has a minimum value · When ‘a’ is negative, the parabola opens down and has a maximum value. · The graph of every linear equation is a straight line. · The graph of every nonlinear equation is not a straight line. | Poem either does not correctly illustrate all of the relevant associations: · When ‘a’ is positive, the parabola opens up and has a minimum value · When ‘a’ is negative, the parabola opens down and has a maximum value. · The graph of every linear equation is a straight line. · The graph of every nonlinear equation is not a straight line. | ___ x 5= ____ |
Organization Voice | The poem is written in stanza form and consists of more than one stanza The Parabola’s voice in obvious in the poem. It is clear who the parabola is speaking to. | The poem is not written in stanza form; poem consists of only one stanza The Parabola’s voice in not heard in the poem. It is not clear who the parabola is speaking to. | ___ x 3= ____ |
Conventions | Poem has a title and the title is in quotation marks or italicized. Poem uses correct capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. If there are mistakes, there are only 1 or 2 at most and they do not make it hard to read the poem. | Poem is missing a title or the title is not in quotation marks; Poem contains too many mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, or spelling that made it hard to read. | ___ x 1= ____ |
Presentation | Poem is neatly word-processed. The font choice and size of font adds to the meaning of the poem. | Poem is handwritten or messy. The size of print or font distracts from the meaning of the poem. | ___ x 1= ____ |
III. SAMPLE OF STUDENT WRITING
"The Moody Blues"
Oh, little A,
You are so carefree.
When you're upbeat and positive,
I am excited, too.
I can't stop smiling
All because of you.
There is little that I have to do,
To keep on loving you.
But when you're negative, with nothing good to say,
it reflects in the way that I behave.
My world is turned upside down
I am left with only a big, sad frown.
Days like these, I wonder if
I'll ever get over this hump.
Why can't you make up your mind,
And stop making me change so?
Oh, little A, can't you see
the effect you have on me?
