Literature, Knowledge, and the High School Graduate (Pytash)

I found the election assignment to be interesting. It got students engaged and critically thinking about Julius Caesar. I will definitely consider doing a similar assignment in my future classroom. It incorporated elements of a literature study like:

-close reading of the text
-character analysis
-drawing inferences
-application
-evaluation

I don't want to create cookie-cutter assessments for students. I think teachers can be creative and establish new ways of assessment, like this assignment, that engage students and allow for meaningful learning.