Week of Nov. 29th

Periods 3, 5, & 6 - Family Tree and Reflection due Friday, 12/3
See rubric below

Period 4A:
Finish LOTF and Study Guide - 12/2
Family Tree and Reflection - 12/6
Vocab Unit 4 Presentation - 12/8

Period 4B:
Finish LOTF and Study Guide - 12/1
Family Tree and Reflection - 12/3
Vocab Unit 4 Presentation - 12/7

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The Piano Lesson – Family Tree and Reflection

The Piano Lesson explores African Americans’ relationship to family history, particularly to the history of their slave ancestors. Because the family lineage is important in this play, you are going to investigate your family history by constructing a family tree. You will not be graded on the how many generations you know, but rather the effort you put into the assignment.

Due: Friday, December 3

Family Tree
Effort and Creativity

Reflection (1 page)
Reflect on what you learned through this experience
Possible Prompts:
What did I learn?
What didn’t I learn?
What do I still want to learn?
Was it a difficult assignment? Why/Why not?

Grading:
1. The essay adheres to the standard rules of grammar and usage.
2. Do not use YOU. You may use personal pronouns, but do not address me in your reflection.
3. Correct verb tenses are employed
4. Sophisticated sentence structures and effective word choices (and transitions)
are employed. Paper exhibits a voice.
5. Organization! Yes, this is a personal reflection, but you still need to be organized. Therefore, you need a thesis sentence.
6. You THOROUGHLY reflected on what you learned from this experience.


Total: _______ 50 points