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Anybody bored?
I'm taking a class about how to cunstruct tests as part of my teaching degree. I'm working on a curriculm based test right now for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (yes, dorky, I know!). Any suggestion for questions that are more than just remembering facts? I'm working on one right now that asks:
Who is Aunt Petunia most like?
a. Marmee from little women
b. The step mother from Cinderella
c. Aunt Em from the Wizard of Oz
d. (still stumped on another nice "mom" in lit!)
Any suggestions would be awesome!
Re: Anybody bored?
A similar series answer:
Sally Jackson from the Percy Jackson novels.
*Dusts off old English Teacher hat, and puts it on*
For a question like this, I'm assuming that it is a known fact that the test takers have read all the books you mention in your answers. If not, then you're setting them up for failure simply because they haven't had thorough study of the characters you mention.
Additionally, I could argue that Aunt Petunia is just as much like Aunt Em as she is like the Step Mom for Cinderella. Aunt Petunia is like Aunt Em because she's the Aunt. Step Mom from Cinderella is like Aunt Petunia because they're both cranky.
I would suggest adding something to your answers. With each answer, qualify it. For example, "The step mother from Cinderella, because she's mean and controlling." "Aunt Em from Wizard of Oz, because she's __________." Doing this will help the students who don't know who these characters are, and will also cut back on unintended similarities.
Karen - you are my hero :-) Thanks so much - I'm going to add a component about which personality is most similar and add the second part of the answers. The "because" part would indeed be perfect for clarification.
The "students" would have had read the other stories previously - we are basing our test on a group with that prior knowlegde, so I'm off the hook on that part!
I'm hanging my litte undergrad student head in shame....should have thought of that stuff!
I appreciate the help!!
: ) No problem. It feels good to get back into teacher mode.
In deeper reflection, and in trying to come up with the last "mom" for you list, I'm noticing that a lot of moms are nonexistant or dead in common children's stories. What's up with that?
What age level are you teaching?
I first noticed this years ago... basically every Disney film is based on a family where there is no mother. Think back to all those movies and you'll be surprised at how many there are! The only ones DH and I could think of (at the time, a few years ago) were 101 Dalmations and Peter Pan... although, I think the dog is shown more than the Mom in Peter Pan!
There's also Mulan, Toy Story, The Incredibles, Princess Diaries, Freaky Friday, Hercules, The Lion King, and Dumbo. There are a whole lot more though without moms than with them.
Were these supposed to be ones with moms or without? Toy Story has a mom, but come on, she's only shown from the knees down! And the Lion King still fits the pattern because there's a Mom but the Dad dies. I guess it's more of a one-parent pattern.
You guys are so right - the whole one parent thing seems to be the norm. Thanks for throwing ideas out there - big help!
I'm working on my elementary education/ special education (CI) certification. Not teaching yet, but can see the light at the end of the tunnel - student teaching in January! I can't decide whether to be excited or terrified, lol.
Those are ones with moms. It does show the mom in toy story, just not that often because it's about the toys, not the kid. I do agree about the one parent thing in disney though. There's a lot of that.