Writing Quests
Easy Writing Quests Category: PREPARATION Limit: 100 pts |
Easy Writing Quests
POINT VALUE = 50 points each LIMIT PER PLAYER = An individual player may do any combination of the following quests until they have earned 100 points total. Earnable Points During a Quarter: 100 Points in the PREPARATION / FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT category ______________________________ Possible Quests
PLEASE SEE ME FIRST. PLEASE DO NOT SELF-ASSIGN THIS MATERIAL. PLEASE GET MY APPROVAL FIRST. MUST BE A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING TO DO ANY QUEST. ________________________________ What Do I Do? Go to Ms. Burke and say, "Hey, I'd like to do an easy writing quest." If you want to do #1, I'll give you the book The Lively Art of Writing and an assignment in that book. If you want to do #2 or #3, simply tell me. We will then set a date on which you will demonstrate your mastery of these quests. |
Hard Writing Quests
Category: ASSESSMENT Limit: 100 pts each /110% ceiling |
Hard Writing Quests
For this level, the number of points you could earn in the writing category could be very generous Individual essays will count for a maximum of 100 points each. POINT VALUE = Up to 100 points maximum per essay. You can do this quest twice. LIMIT PER PLAYER = When your grade in the "Assessment" category reaches a maximum of 110% Earnable 9-Week Total: I will cut off the ceiling at 110% in the Assessment category of your grade. This option will enable you to earn extra credit points above and beyond regular classwork. __________________________ Possible Quests
PLEASE SEE ME FIRST. PLEASE DO NOT SELF-ASSIGN THIS MATERIAL. PLEASE GET MY APPROVAL FIRST. MUST BE A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING TO DO ANY QUEST. __________________________________________ What Do I Do? Go to Ms. Burke and say, "Hey, I'd like to do a hard writing quest." If you want to do #1, 2, or 3, tell me you would like to do this quest, and we will make an appointment for you to do this in class after school. |
Test Quests
Category: ASSESSMENT Limit: 50 each / 110% ceiling |
Test Quests
POINT VALUE = Up to 50 points each LIMIT PER PLAYER = An individual player may do any of the following quests until they have hit the assessment category ceiling of 110%. Earnable 9-Week Total: 110% in the Assessment category _________________________ Possible Quests
PLEASE SEE ME FIRST. PLEASE DO NOT SELF-ASSIGN THIS MATERIAL. PLEASE GET MY APPROVAL FIRST. MUST BE A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING TO DO ANY QUEST. _________________________ What Do I Do? Go to Ms. Burke and say, "Hey, I'd like to do an medium test quest." If you want to do #1 or #2, tell me you would like to do this quest, and I will assign you a passage that we have previously done in class or which you have done earlier for this same quest after getting clearance from me. Please do not self-assign. |
Speaking & Listening Quests
Category: SPEAKING & LISTENING Limit: 250 points / 110% ceiling |
Easy Speaking and Listening Quests - Maximum of Five Per Nine-Week Period
POINT VALUE = 50 points each LIMIT PER PLAYER = An individual player may do this quest a maximum of FIVE times per quarter. GOLD VALUE = As determined by the Gamemaster. Earnable 9-Week Total: Until you hit the category ceiling of 110% _________________________ Possible Quests
What Do I Do? NOTE: At the time of the discussion, NOT LATER, you need to say, "I'm going for quest points" or something of that nature. Otherwise, I will not be bright or quick enough to figure out that this is what you are doing. Example: "Ms. Burke, I'm going for quest points here, but what it seems to me that you're saying is that [meaningful restatement of what I just said], am I right? Where did you get that information in the text?" |
Medium Speaking Quests
Category: SPEAKING & LISTENING |
Medium Speaking and Listening Quests
POINT VALUE = 75 points per quest, or until you hit 110% in that assessment category. LIMIT PER PLAYER = An individual player may do any FOUR of the following quests total. GOLD VALUE = As determined by the Gamemaster. All points will apply only to the Speaking and Listening category, which is worth 25% of your grade. Each quest is individually worth up to 75 points in the Speaking and Listening category or until you hit 110% in that area. (In other words, 110% is the highest you can go in this category for your quarter grade.) For poem memorization, you will have to come in and write the poem from memory. Literally, I will give you a blank piece of paper and a pen. That's it. PLEASE SEE ME FIRST. PLEASE DO NOT SELF-ASSIGN THIS MATERIAL. PLEASE GET MY APPROVAL FIRST. Earnable 9-Week Total: 75 points in the Speaking and Listening category or until you hit 110% in that area. ________________________ Possible Quests
PLEASE SEE ME FIRST. PLEASE DO NOT SELF-ASSIGN THE POEMS. PLEASE GET MY APPROVAL FIRST. MUST BE A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING TO DO ANY QUEST. ________________________ What Do I Do? NOTE: At the time of the discussion, NOT LATER, you need to say, "I'm going for quest points" or something of that nature. Otherwise, I will not be bright or quick enough to figure out that this is what you are doing. Example: "Ms. Burke, I'm going for quest points here, but this passage from Susan Sontag fails to take into account the importance of Expressionist filmmakers such as Stanley Kubrick or Terry Gilliam as ways of understanding reality through photographs. She's dismissing Realism altogether, and isn't even considering how Expressionism uses symbolism and state of mind to communicate a deeper truth than the surface appearance might suggest." Example that won't work: "Ms. Burke, I'm going for quest points here, but this reminds me of Hunger Games." |
Hard Speaking Quests
Category: SPEAKING & LISTENING Limit: 100 points / 110% ceiling |
Hard Speaking and Listening Quests - ONCE Per Nine-Week Period
POINT VALUE = 100 points each or until you hit 110% in this category. Five points will be deducted for each error in recitation. LIMIT PER PLAYER = An individual player may do this quest ONE TIME per nine weeks. GOLD VALUE = As determined by the Gamemaster. Earnable 9-Week Total: Up to 100 points recorded in the Speaking and Listening category. Total for this category will not exceed 120%. ________________________ Possible Quests For this level, you may do one quest ONCE per nine-week period. This quest is individually worth up to 100 points in the Speaking and Listening category. For poem memorization, you will have to come in and recite the poem from memory.
MUST BE A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING TO DO ANY QUEST. ________________________ What Do I Do? Please come to me and say, "Hey, Ms. Burke, can I do a Poetry Out Loud poem and recite it tomorrow (or whenever)?" We will schedule this accordingly. |