{"product_id":"villain-defence-any-book-novel-study-culminating-assignment-grade-7-8","title":"Villain Defence Any Book Novel Study Culminating Assignment (Grade 7\/8)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis culminating activity for your novel study unit, will help students learn about analyzing texts, bias, summarizing important information in order to make their own conclusions, as well as understand point of view and perspective. For this activity students will be taking on the role as a lawyer, who will defend one of the villains within the story. They will have to identify what laws the villain broke and what the punishment may be for breaking those laws. Then as the lawyer they will have to consider the point of view from the story and the possible bias that this perspective provides. Students will then use quotes, identify mitigating factors, and create character witness statements on behalf of the villain. As the lawyer they will also have to come up with a new proposed sentence. To make this assignment more fun and interactive, I have included presentation instructions for either the whole class or small groups. The viewers of the presentation will act as the ‘jury’ and will get to vote on weather they believe the new charge is a more appropriate punishment after hearing the case that was built. I have included everything that you need to run this activity smoothly in your classroom. This assignment meets C1.6, C2.6, and C3.3 of the Ontario Language Curriculum, but is suitable for any middle school classroom!\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e20 pages total\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eTeacher’s guide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eStudent instructions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eImportant terms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eCharacter analysis graphic organizer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eJury bias identification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003ePoint of view brainstorming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eCase evidence against the villain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eBuilding a case to defend the villain (positive quotes from the text, mitigating factors, character witnesses)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eBuilding a new proposed sentence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eJury voting cards (students vote on the new proposed sentence)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e2 pages of reflection questions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eStudent checklist for before submitting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eMarking rubric to make your life easier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eI put a lot of time into creating these resources and hope that you and your students enjoy!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Corner Farm Resource Stand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53093407719731,"sku":null,"price":3.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/0710\/1491\/files\/1VillainDefence-AnyBookNovelStudyPreviewThumbnail.png?v=1772221523","url":"https:\/\/cornerfarmresourcestand.com\/products\/villain-defence-any-book-novel-study-culminating-assignment-grade-7-8","provider":"Corner Farm Resource Stand","version":"1.0","type":"link"}