Assessment Project for English 9

1. German International School
of Silicon Valley
www.gissv.org
Island Books
Project
Jenny Jungeblut
Head of High School
May 2016

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Alone on an Island…
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What Would You Take?
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Books?
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The Island Books Project
Objective:
You want to convince the
other students of one book
that they should take on an
island.
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Presentation Requirements
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You will present your book to the class.
Your presentation should include:
• a creative depiction of one part of the book
• persuasive reasoning for choosing this book
• a brief and inspiring summary
• choose one unique element (character,
language, setting, etc.) and compose an
essay

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Presentation Details
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Presentation Dates: August 31 and Sep 2
Your essay is due on August 26 (uploaded on
eSchool21)
You have 5 minutes to make your case.
After all the presentations, we will have a
class vote on the three books that would
be taken. (Winners may get a prize…)