In this performance assessment, students will summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in various media and formats. Students will be asked to write letters from a perspective to the classroom that summarizes information they read in a variety of ways in the form of a news reporter.
Students can create the final presentation in any appropriate way, including, but not limited to, PowerPoint or Google Slides (or another slideshow tool), Microsoft Word or Google Docs, or paper and colored pens/pencils/ markers. Final student work should be saved as an Acrobat PDF for uploading to the virtual scoring software.
This assessment would be best used following instruction on this social studies standard: Describe colonial life in America from the perspectives of at least three different groups of people or Unit 4: Life in Colonial America, as well as after learning skills such as compare and contrast, as well as summarizing information.
Extension:
In the extended part of this performance assessment, students will review the information they used to write their two letters, analyze the information contained in those reference materials, and describe whether they agree or disagree with the information, backing up their claims with evidence from the source materials.
The students can choose how they would like to present their news story, such as by reading them aloud or acting them out. Then they will tell the audience whether they agree or disagree with the information they read and include text evidence to support their claims.
In this performance assessment, students will summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in various media and formats. Students will be asked to write letters from a perspective to the classroom that summarizes information they read in a variety of ways in the form of a news reporter.
Students can create the final presentation in any appropriate way, including, but not limited to, PowerPoint or Google Slides (or another slideshow tool), Microsoft Word or Google Docs, or paper and colored pens/pencils/ markers. Final student work should be saved as an Acrobat PDF for uploading to the virtual scoring software.
This assessment would be best used following instruction on this social studies standard: Describe colonial life in America from the perspectives of at least three different groups of people or Unit 4: Life in Colonial America, as well as after learning skills such as compare and contrast, as well as summarizing information.
Extension:
In the extended part of this performance assessment, students will review the information they used to write their two letters, analyze the information contained in those reference materials, and describe whether they agree or disagree with the information, backing up their claims with evidence from the source materials.
The students can choose how they would like to present their news story, such as by reading them aloud or acting them out. Then they will tell the audience whether they agree or disagree with the information they read and include text evidence to support their claims.
| Big Ideas | Competencies |
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B. Reading Informational TextStudents can read with purpose, understand and analyze information and evidence to construct meaning in increasingly complex texts. |
B4Students can analyze multiple points of view of the same event or topic and describe how they are the same or different from their own ideas. |
D. Speaking and ListeningStudents can listen effectively, present information appropriately given the situation, and collaborate with peers. |
D2Students can summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in various media and formats. |
Below are analytic teacher rubrics. The column on the left shows the dimension that is being measured in the student’s performance. The levels across the top row indicate the performance level in the dimensions. Occasionally all dimensions and performance levels are exemplified by multiple students in a single recording.
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