Thematic Anthology Assessment

IMPROVE YOUR CRAFT BY READING THE WORK OF OTHER WRITERS

• Three reasons writers read books
• Writers on reading
• How to read like a writer

PRE-ASSESSMENT

• Open the Diagnostic Pre-Assessment.
• Type your answers into the Diagnostic Pre-Assessment. Take as much space as you need. The cells in the Diagnostic will expand.
• Print the Diagnostic along with the first page of the article and the author's information.

EXPLANATION OF THE ASSESSMENT

• Building a Thematic Assessment
• Thematic Anthology Scoring Guide
• Daily Progress chart for this project
• Rubric for Search and Evaluation of sources
• Link to Sample Website (coming soon)
• Link to Weebly tutorial video​​ (coming soon)
• Vocabulary for Searching and Evaluating Sources

THEMATIC STATEMENT AND KEYWORDS

• Developing a Thematic Statement
• Developing Keywords (Search Terms) from your thematic statement
  • Use a website like Dictionary.com to find synonyms and definitions for underlined words in the Thematic statement
• Developing Keywords (Search Terms) from your thematic statement (filled in sample)​

SEARCH FOR AND EVALUATE POEMS

WORKSHEETS

• Link to Poetry Search and Evaluation worksheet
  • Type your answers into the Poetry Search and Evaluation worksheet. Take as much space as you need. The cells in the worksheet will expand.
  • Save the worksheet and then print it, along with the poem and the author's information. Put your printouts in your envelope.
• Link to Poetry Search and Evaluation worksheet (filled in sample)
• Link to Close Reading and Annotation worksheet
  • Type your answers into the Poetry Search and Evaluation worksheet. Take as much space as you need. The cells in the worksheet will expand.
  • Save the worksheet and then print it, along with the first page of the poem and the author's information. Put your printouts in your envelope.
• Link to Close Reading and Annotation worksheet (filled in sample)

POETRY SOURCES

• Poets.org: On the right --- click on Find poems -- Click on Occasions or Themes.
• The Poetry Archive: Click on Start exploring the archive . Click on theme.
• Famous Poets and Poems: Click on Poems About on the right side of the screen.
• The Poetry Foundation: Scroll down to the bottom of the page. Click on Poems -- All Poems -- Topics.
• PoemHunter.com: Click on Popular Themes. On the right--Click on All Poem Themes.
• Open the Edge browser. Type your search terms in the browser window.

Use the OneNote Web Clipper to save

SEARCH FOR AND EVALUATE MAGAZINE ARTICLES (NON-FICTION)

WORKSHEETS

• Link to Magazine Search and Evaluation Worksheet
  • Type your answers into the Magazine Search and Evaluation worksheet. Take as much space as you need. The cells in the worksheet will expand
  • Save the worksheet and then print it, along with the first page of the article and the author's information. Put your printouts in your envelope.
• Link to Magazine Search and Evaluation Worksheet (filled in sample)
• Link to Magazine Close Reading and Annotation Journal

TUTORIALS AND SOURCES

• Link to Explora Magazines database
• Click here for a print version of a tutorial on searching in Explora Magazines.
• Here's a video tutorial for using Explora Magazines.

SEARCH FOR AND EVALUATE FICTION BOOKS (ONE CHAPTER PER BOOK)

WORKSHEETS

• Link to Book Search and Evaluation Worksheet
• Type your answers into the Book Search and Evaluation worksheet. Take as much space as you need. The cells in the worksheet will expand.
• Save the worksheet and then print it, along with a chapter from the book and the author's information. Put your printouts in your envelope
• Link to Book Search and Evaluation Worksheet (filled in sample)
• Link to Close Reading and Annotation Worksheet
• Link to Close Reading and Annotation Worksheet (filled in sample)

TUTORIALS AND SOURCES

• Link to ​Spokane Public Library
• Click here for a print version of a tutorial on searching for books in the Spokane Public Library online catalog.