In this performance assessment, students will be asked to choose (or be assigned) a story to read. Then, students will pretend to be a journalist interviewing a character from a book. They will prepare a list of questions based on the character’s traits and actions and then write out the character’s responses in the form of an interview.
Students can write their interview questions and answers in any appropriate way, including, but not limited to PowerPoint or Google Slides (or another slideshow tool), Microsoft Word, 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 can be used at any time in grade 4. Students should have had instruction on character analysis before this assessment is used.
In this performance assessment, students will be asked to choose (or be assigned) a story to read. Then, students will pretend to be a journalist interviewing a character from a book. They will prepare a list of questions based on the character’s traits and actions and then write out the character’s responses in the form of an interview.
Students can write their interview questions and answers in any appropriate way, including, but not limited to PowerPoint or Google Slides (or another slideshow tool), Microsoft Word, 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 can be used at any time in grade 4. Students should have had instruction on character analysis before this assessment is used.
| Big Ideas | Competencies |
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A. Reading LiteratureStudents can read with purpose, understand and analyze evidence in literature to construct meaning in increasingly complex texts. |
A1Students can cite text when explaining answers and drawing inferences from texts (stories, dramas, and poetry) proficiently with scaffolding as needed. A3Students can describe with detail the character, setting, or events of a story. |
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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Character Description and Traits |
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Understanding Character Motivation |
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