In this performance assessment, students will compare how the audio version of a text impacts the reader’s/listener’s interpretation of the text. Prior to starting this assessment, students will need to have read the text version of the audio. Specifically, students will be asked to choose two components of an audio narration of a text to compare to the written version of the text. Students will explain how the audio components impact the reader’s understanding and/or interpretation of the text and display their work in an appropriate way, such as a set of organized, visually pleasing slides.
This assessment is best used for grade 6 and can be implemented at any point during the year. It is recommended that this assessment be given after the class has finished reading a short text such as a short story, poem, or article; or you can allow for extra time so that students may read and annotate the text prior to listening to the audio and completing this assessment.
Students should have had instruction on narrative elements such as plot, characters, point of view, setting, theme, conflict, and style. Students should have had instruction on audio narration elements such as such as music, sound effects, pitch, tone, volume, accents, or other audio narration elements.
Students can create the final presentation in an appropriate way, including, but not limited to, PowerPoint or Google Slides (or another slideshow tool), Microsoft Word or Google Docs (or another digital template), paper, and colored pens/pencils/ markers. Final student work should be saved as an Acrobat PDF for uploading to the virtual scoring software.
In this performance assessment, students will compare how the audio version of a text impacts the reader’s/listener’s interpretation of the text. Prior to starting this assessment, students will need to have read the text version of the audio. Specifically, students will be asked to choose two components of an audio narration of a text to compare to the written version of the text. Students will explain how the audio components impact the reader’s understanding and/or interpretation of the text and display their work in an appropriate way, such as a set of organized, visually pleasing slides.
This assessment is best used for grade 6 and can be implemented at any point during the year. It is recommended that this assessment be given after the class has finished reading a short text such as a short story, poem, or article; or you can allow for extra time so that students may read and annotate the text prior to listening to the audio and completing this assessment.
Students should have had instruction on narrative elements such as plot, characters, point of view, setting, theme, conflict, and style. Students should have had instruction on audio narration elements such as such as music, sound effects, pitch, tone, volume, accents, or other audio narration elements.
Students can create the final presentation in an appropriate way, including, but not limited to, PowerPoint or Google Slides (or another slideshow tool), Microsoft Word or Google Docs (or another digital template), paper, and colored pens/pencils/ markers. Final student work should be saved as an Acrobat PDF for uploading to the virtual scoring software.
| 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. |
A3Students can compare and contrast a text to another medium (e.g., audio, video, live production). |
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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