Entry-Level Formative Summative

Assessment Assessment Assessment

Class discussion: Video on
Cold War and brief overview
of historical/sociopolitical
context to activate prior
knowledge that students may
have from U.S. History.

Critical thinking questions:

Small group discussions
around the three central
questions posed in the Power
& Politics lecture.

Quizzes: Reading quizzes to

check for understanding

Close reading activities:

Students will select a short
passage and analyze how the
literary devices contribute to
the overall meaning and
advance a theme in the novel.

Graphic organizer: Students

will use a graphic organizer to
help them structure a thesis
and identify supporting details
to support this thesis.

Essay: In-class essay that

analyzes and evaluates one of
the major themes in the novel.

Presentation: Students will

create a digital presentation
that highlights one of the
central themes and draws
modern connections in order
to understand the relevance of
the novel to todays world.