THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG AT NIGHT-TIME by Mark Haddon

UNIT REQUIREMENTS

You will be given a file folder (staple this sheet to the inside cover):

• Keep all handouts, worksheets, and completed assignments in your folder
• Decorate the folder with illustrations, collage, words, charts, graphs, etc. to reflect aspects of the story and/or your responses to elements of the story
• Make sure you name is on the file tab as well as somewhere on cover of folder
• Journal writing assignments may be done in notebooks, but must eventually be torn out of notebook and placed in folder
• You may keep your folder inside your notebook or carry it with you in your backpack each day
• The completed folder (handouts, worksheets, assignments, and journal writings) will be turned in toward the end of the unit for credit

UNIT GRADING RUBRIC – 130 points possible

1) Folder – meets above criteria (5)

Homework and Question/Response Sheets (15 points)

To receive full credit, students must make sure that they have completed all of the assignments and that it is clear that a significant effort was made in doing so (neat, correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, complete sentences, etc.)

2) Journal entries (20 points)

To receive full credit, students must have well-written and thought-provoking journal entries. They must exhibit a clear understanding of the material provided to them during the course of the unit.

3) Creative Writing Essay (35 points)

To receive full credit, students must create an imaginative essay that fulfills the idea of a Utopian society for either themselves or people with Asperger’s syndrome. Students must provide evidence of pre-writing and careful editing of their story. The final draft of the story must be presented as all other formal essays in this class. 2+ pages minimum

4) Performance/Readers Theatre (20 points)

To receive full credit, students must demonstrate through their performance that they have taken the activity seriously and that they have an understanding of the material as conveyed through their actions. Student performance groups must also carefully explain to the class what they were trying to portray through their actions, props, costumes, etc.

“Critical Lens” Essay (35 points)

To receive full credit, students must exhibit that they have a strong understanding of the material presented during this unit and what Mark Haddon was trying to portray in his novel. Students must convey how the critical lens fits into the ideas presented in the novel and other materials presented in this unit. As always, the essay must be well organized, properly formatted, edited, and lacking in grammatical (etc.) errors); 3 to 5 paragraphs.

Critical Lens Essay: Student evaluates literature against the criteria implied by the quotation. The quotation is the critical lens.