1. Tiered Assignment
Barack Obama and “Dreams of My Father”
MYD EXPECTATIONS: Collaborate, stay on task, talk but keep noise level to a minimum.
Use any available resources to work on this assignment.
Level 1 (7 pts)
- After reading the required text, complete a 30 second expert. *Both columns need to consist of 5 or
more sentences. (2 pts)
- After reading the required text, create and answer 5 level 1 questions. (2 pts) *note- a level one question
consists of stems such as “who?”, “what?”, “when?”, and “where?”
- Complete a bubble map consisting of at least 5 bubbles for Barack Obama, his father, and his mother.
(2 pts)
- Describe the setting at the beginning of the story in a solid paragraph. (1 pt)
Level 2 (35 pts)
- At the beginning of the story, Obama makes references to watching white people walk their dogs down
the street. How do you think he and his friends felt as they watched this frequent occurrence? (3 pts)
- Complete a Venn Diagram comparing what you and others perceived Obama’s life to be to the reality
mentioned in his autobiography. ( 3 pts)
- Find the part of the story where Barack Obama was informed that he dad was killed. Use the quote from
his aunt to complete an Analytical Response activity. ( 6 pts)
- Complete a Diamante poem comparing Barack Obama’s life and your own. (4 pts)
- Pick a quote from the story that meant a lot to you. Use it to complete a Rereading Quotes Activity ( 3
pts)
- “Like” a page on facebook on your cell phone dealing with the African nation of Kenya. After connecting,
post an open-ended question dealing with Obama’s connection to Kenya. (3 pts)If your question gets a
response, then show the teacher and you will get 3 additional points. *the teacher will need to sign to
make sure this is complete
- While reading back over the text, complete an Analyzing How Writers Use Paragraphs activity. (3 pts)
- Complete a Frayer Model using the word Miscegenation (3 pts)
- Complete an annotated timeline of Barack Obama’s life consisting of at least 10 major life events in Part
One. ( 4 pts)
- Barack Obama made reference to being distantly related to Jefferson Davis. In a short paragraph,
explain how this is ironic. (3 pts)
Level 3 (69 pts)
- Complete a Character Investigation of Barack Obama. (10 pts)
- Draw and complete a Facebook Profile for Barack Obama (10 pts)
- Complete a Fluent Reader Strategies graphic organizer (10 pts)
- Complete an Investigating Metadiscourse activity dealing with the text (10 pts)
- Complete a Story Map of the text (7 pts)
- Imagine Barack Obama’s father was in his life as a child and young adults. Rewrite excerpts from Part
One in no less than 3/4 page (12 pts)
- Complete a Print Document Investigation dealing with part one of “Dreams of My Father.” (10 pts)
GRADING SCALE
100 PTS= 100
85-99 PTS= 93
77-84 PTS =85
70-76 PTS = 77
LESS IS INC