As a class, I would like us to create a Google Slide presentation on various allusions made in The Secret Life of Bees. Each student will be responsible for creating one slide on one topic. Your slide should include text and images/graphics that explain the topic and its relevance in the book. If you would like to include audio or visual elements you may, as long as they don’t distract from the topic. First, create the slide in class, keeping track of all sources used. I will create a class Google Slide Project so the class will all be working together. You must also email me a correctly MLA formatted Works Cited Page.
Throughout The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd draws upon actual historical events to add authenticity about important turning points in American history.
Allusion-A reference to a person, place, or event or another work of literature. Allusions are often brief or passing references to well-known events, people, or characters who the author assumes the reader is familiar with.
Topics/Allusions in The Secret Life of Bees
Chapters 1 & 2
Civil Rights Act
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination\
Voting Rights Act
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Chapters 3 & 4
Walden by Henry David Thoreau (Walden Pond)
Jim Crow Laws
Integration
Brown Vs. the Board of Education
Fidel Castro
Chapters 5 & 6
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Beekeeping
Catholicism
Ranger 7 and the trip to the moon
The Vietnam War
Chapters 7 & 8
Elvis
Miles Davis
John F. Kennedy
Chapters 9 & 10
Chapters 11 & 12
Malcolm X
Black Panthers
Cicadas
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Superior (20 pts) |
Excellent (18 pts) |
Good (15 pts) |
Fair/Poor (0-12 pts) |
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Content Accuracy |
All content on the slide is accurate. There are no factual errors. |
Most of the content is accurate but there is one piece of information that might be inaccurate. |
The content is generally accurate, but one piece of information is clearly flawed or inaccurate. |
Content is typically confusing or contains more than one factual error. |
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Effectiveness |
Slide includes all information needed to gain a comfortable understanding of the topic. **Slide includes quote from the novel |
Slide includes most information needed to gain a comfortable understanding of the topic. **Slide includes quote from the novel. |
Slide is missing more than two key elements to understanding the topic. |
Slide is lacking several key elements and has inaccuracies. |
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Use of Graphics |
All graphics are attractive (size and colors) and support the theme/content of the slide. |
A few graphics are not attractive but all support the theme/content of the slide. |
All graphics are attractive but a few do not seem to support the theme/content of the slide. |
Several graphics are unattractive and detract from the content of the slide. |
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Citation of Sources (Works Cited) |
All sources seem reliable and are emailed to Ms. Colando in MLA format |
Reliable sources emailed to Ms. Colando with small errors in MLA format. |
Sources may not all seem reliable and are emailed with more errors in MLA format. |
Sources not emailed, not reliable, or not in MLA format. |
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Category |
Superior (10 pts) |
Excellent (9 pts) |
Good (7 pts) |
Fair/Poor (6-5 pts) |
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Text - Font Choice and Formatting |
Font formats (color, bold, italic) have been carefully planned to enhance readability and content. |
Font formats have been carefully planned to enhance readability. |
Font formatting has been carefully planned to complement the content. It may be a little hard to read. |
Font formatting makes it very difficult to read the material. |
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Spelling and Grammar |
Slide has no misspellings or grammatical errors. |
Slide has 1-2 misspellings, but no grammatical errors. |
Slide has 1-2 grammatical errors but no misspellings. |
Slide has more than 2 grammatical and Spelling errors. |
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