Overview

In this performance assessment, students will listen to a story being read aloud. Then, students will create a magazine spread for the characters in the story. Taking the lens of a detective, students will use the respective information to create their magazine spread. Students will be asked to describe one of the main characters and their actions throughout the story.  

Students will create the final product 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 or scanned as an Acrobat PDF for uploading to the virtual scoring software. This assessment can be used at any time in grade 3.

Details

Big Ideas & Competencies

Big Ideas Competencies

A. Reading Literature

Students can read with purpose, understand and analyze evidence in literature to construct meaning in increasingly complex texts.

A3

Students can describe the characters in a story and their actions.

NOTE ABOUT ASSESSMENT RUBRICS

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.

Teacher Rubric

Dimensions Not Yet Meeting Expectations Meeting Expectations Exceeding Expectations

Character Description

  • Gives a simple or vague description of the character. 
No exemplars at this time.
  • Gives a clear description of the character, including some traits or feelings. 
No exemplars at this time.
  • Gives a clear, detailed description of the character, including personality or character traits and feelings. 
No exemplars at this time.

Character Actions

  • Mentions some actions but does not explain their importance to the story. 
No exemplars at this time.
  • Accurately describes the character’s actions and sometimes explains why they are important.
No exemplars at this time.
  • Accurately describes the character’s important actions and explains why they are important to the story.
No exemplars at this time.

Use of Text Evidence

  • Uses very little detail from the story; ideas are mostly unsupported.
No exemplars at this time.
  • Uses at least one detail or quote from the story to support ideas.
No exemplars at this time.
  • Uses several strong details or quotes from the story to support ideas.
No exemplars at this time.

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