The Miracle Worker
By William Gibson
Kelly Dawson, 8th
grade English
Las Vegas, NV
*Required~ Read the book. After you have read the sections listed below, you will be given an oral exam. You will receive points based on you answers to the questions. You will not be able to move onto the next section until you have demonstrated comprehension of what you read. Here are the page breakdowns:
~Act I pp. 1-15 (5 points)
pts
~Act I pp. 16-30 (6 points)
pts
~Act I pp. 31-47 (10 points)
pts
~Act II pp. 48-62 (8 points)
pts
~Act II pp. 63-77 (6 points)
pts
~Act II pp. 78-91 (6 points)
pts
~Act III pp. 92-107 (5 points)
pts
~Act III pp. 108-122 (9 points)
pts
(Must receive at least 45 points to move on)
Level
C~35 points
Make
a vocabulary book using the words from the vocabulary
list (15 points)
Complete
the “Analogies” worksheet for Act I (5 points)
Complete
the “Vocabulary Practice” worksheet for Act II (5 points)
Complete
the “Antonyms” worksheet Act III (5 points)
Complete
the Crossword Puzzle (5 points)
Copy the Helen Keller notes from the overheads. (5 points)
Listen to the lecture and take organized notes. (5 points).
Total points Level C /35
Level
B ~ 45 points
Fill out a “Character Attribute Web” for two characters. (15
points)
Complete the “Question and Answer Poetry” Worksheet (15
points)
Complete the “Decisions, Decisions” Worksheet (15 points)
Complete the “Relationships” Worksheet (15 points)
Total points Level B /45
Level
A ~ 50 points
Write a
well-developed
essay on one of the following topics:
A.
There is
an ongoing
debate about how much liberty a biographer should take-if any-in
fictionalizing
events. Outline the “facts” that are
presented and explain how you might go about verifying them. Give your opinion about whether Gibson would
be justified in making up any part of the story-and why you think so.
B.
The Miracle Worker won a Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1960. List three criteria you think a high-quality
play should
meet. Explain why you do or do not feel
that Gibson’s play meets these standards.
Total points Level A /50
Total
score for this unit:
Grade
Earned: