In this performance assessment, students will demonstrate their presentation and discussion skills by presenting a current event article to the class and facilitating a brief class discussion.
Specifically, students will be asked to find a current event article of interest, organize their ideas using slideshow software to present their ideas to the class, and facilitate a discussion with their peers.
Students can create their presentation using Google Slides, Canva, PowerPoint, or another presentation software, as determined by the classroom teacher. Templates could be provided for students who have technology-assistance-based IEPs or need assistance organizing their ideas. Articles could be selected based on individual interest as well as student reading skills. For students who have accommodations which limit the number of options that they have, a teacher could provide a few articles to choose from. This assessment could also be adjusted/modified to allow for news-based video clips. However, it is not recommended if students do not have experience finding credible, news-based video clips off of YouTube or other video-based websites (video options could be limited by the teacher).
This assessment should be given after students have had an exposure to finding credible/non-biased articles, summary skills, creating visual aids, presenting in front of their peers, and discussing. The first step of this assessment requires students to find a current event article to present to their peers. It is important that students find a current event article, which is a news-based article (and is not informative in nature). It is also important that the article is from a trustworthy news site and avoids bias on the topic (as much as possible).
Students will need to select main ideas from the article to present in their own words. This will require them to pick out 3-5 major points and write those points in bullet point format (without complete sentences).
They also will need to create a visual aid that is clear and easy to read. It is suggested that students have had experience creating visual aids for other presentations or projects which require them to write the information in bullet point form (without complete sentences).
It is also suggested that they have had experience both presenting and getting feedback for presenting in front of their peers. They also should have had practice with participating in discussions that were facilitated by the instructor. This will help to model strong discussion questions that they could format their discussion based off and set norms for their behavior during discussion of peers’ responses.
In this performance assessment, students will demonstrate their presentation and discussion skills by presenting a current event article to the class and facilitating a brief class discussion.
Specifically, students will be asked to find a current event article of interest, organize their ideas using slideshow software to present their ideas to the class, and facilitate a discussion with their peers.
Students can create their presentation using Google Slides, Canva, PowerPoint, or another presentation software, as determined by the classroom teacher. Templates could be provided for students who have technology-assistance-based IEPs or need assistance organizing their ideas. Articles could be selected based on individual interest as well as student reading skills. For students who have accommodations which limit the number of options that they have, a teacher could provide a few articles to choose from. This assessment could also be adjusted/modified to allow for news-based video clips. However, it is not recommended if students do not have experience finding credible, news-based video clips off of YouTube or other video-based websites (video options could be limited by the teacher).
This assessment should be given after students have had an exposure to finding credible/non-biased articles, summary skills, creating visual aids, presenting in front of their peers, and discussing. The first step of this assessment requires students to find a current event article to present to their peers. It is important that students find a current event article, which is a news-based article (and is not informative in nature). It is also important that the article is from a trustworthy news site and avoids bias on the topic (as much as possible).
Students will need to select main ideas from the article to present in their own words. This will require them to pick out 3-5 major points and write those points in bullet point format (without complete sentences).
They also will need to create a visual aid that is clear and easy to read. It is suggested that students have had experience creating visual aids for other presentations or projects which require them to write the information in bullet point form (without complete sentences).
It is also suggested that they have had experience both presenting and getting feedback for presenting in front of their peers. They also should have had practice with participating in discussions that were facilitated by the instructor. This will help to model strong discussion questions that they could format their discussion based off and set norms for their behavior during discussion of peers’ responses.
| Big Ideas | Competencies |
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D. Speaking and ListeningStudents can listen effectively, present information appropriately to a variety of audiences, given the situation, and collaborate with peers. |
D2Students can actively participate in collaborative discussions and acknowledge new information and modify views. |
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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Presentation |
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Discussion Facilitation |
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