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Introduction

Help! Hansel and Gretel have been kidnapped. They went to the woods at sunrise and they have not returned tonight. Have you heard about their story? Can you help them? What are you going to do if you are in their shoes? Let us know more about them by reading the story.

Task

Your task is to read the story, “Hansel and Gretel”, authored by the Grimm brothers. Understand what happened to Hansel and Gretel and take down notes of the important events of the story.

Process

• Think about the story.

• Talk with a classmate, a friend, or a family member about what happened to the story.

• Reflect on the story.

• Write on your notes about what you have understood about the story.

• Share a few of your thoughts in the forum.

• Next meeting, we will discuss it about it more.

Evaluation

4 = High level excellence in evidence of comprehension of written materials and performance at the middle school level
3 = Demonstrable, competent, expected evidence of comprehension of written materials and performance at the middle school level
2 = Minimally acceptable, inconsistent evidence of comprehension of written materials and performance at the middle school level
1 = Poor, unacceptable evidence of comprehension of written materials, intervention required

Central Idea and Textual Evidence

4.The student has clearly identified the central idea and provided substantial evidence from the text as support.
3.The student has clearly identified the central idea and provided some evidence from the text as support.
2.The student has clearly identified the topic but has not clearly identified the central idea and provided little evidence from the text as support.
1.The student has not identified the topic or central idea and has not provided evidence from the text as support.

Inferences and Valid Conclusions

4.The student is able to use evidence from the text to draw inferences or valid conclusions with a high level of accuracy.
3.The student is able to use evidence from the text to draw inferences or valid conclusions with some accuracy.
2.The student is able to draw some inferences or conclusions based on evidence from the text, but may also use personal interpretation.
1.The student draws invalid inferences or conclusions based on personal interpretations with no evidence from the text.

Analysis

4.The student is able to accurately identify the author’s primary purpose and any bias in the text.
3.The student is able to accurately identify the author’s primary purpose but may not be able to identify bias in the text.
2.The student is able to identify the author’s primary purpose with assistance, but is not able to identify bias in the text.
1.The student is unable to identify the author’s purpose or bias in the text.

Application

4.The student applies many concepts from the text to respond to a given task or course content.
3.The student applies some concepts from the text to respond to a given task or course content.
2.The student applies few concepts from the text to respond to a given task or course content.
1.The student is unable to apply the concepts from the text to respond to a given task or course content.

Conclusion

Students will demonstrate the ability to comprehend a variety of written materials by determining the central idea and providing textual evidence, drawing inferences or valid conclusions, analyzing for the author’s purpose and bias, and applying the text to a given task or course content.