Overview

For this assessment students will take on the role of being a teacher for a day (for about two minutes). 

More specifically, students will be asked to select a school-appropriate argumentative topic that they feel passionate about and teach the class more about it. To do so, they will get a topic approved by the teacher, organize their ideas using a provided graphic organizer, create a handout, and determine an appropriate means of presenting the information (i.e. in-person presentation, video, etc.). 

Students will produce the handout and a verbal-based presentation (either in-person or via a recording device). Final products of the handouts must be scanned in or converted to a PDF for scoring purposes. Final products of the presentations must either be recorded when presented live or pre-recorded and submitted via MP4 file for scoring purposes. 

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Details

Big Ideas & Competencies

Big Ideas Competencies

D. Speaking and Listening

Students can listen effectively, present information appropriately given the situation, and collaborate with peers.

D1

Students can present information visually and verbally in a clear, concise, and logical way so that listeners can follow the line of reasoning.

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

Presentations
  • Presentation isn’t persuasive.
  • Presents information without a plan.
  • Uses visuals/multimedia inappropriately or does not include their use
  • Uses an inappropriate style and/or techniques to persuasive the audience
  • Looks away from the audience when presenting.
  • Speech is incoherent, monotone, or inaudible
No exemplars at this time.
  • Presentation is persuasive in nature.  It presents information on one side of the argument.
  • Demonstrates a purpose and plan for introducing, developing, and concluding.
  • Uses visuals and/or multimedia message.
  • Uses an appropriate style and techniques to engage the audience.
  • Makes direct eye contact with the audience/video recording, while still returning to presentation notes/visual aid (if necessary).
  • Speaks with appropriate volume, pacing, and pronunciation.
No exemplars at this time.
  • Presentation is clearly persuasive in nature.  It includes a claim, evidence, reasoning, and a call for action based on one position of the argument.
  • Demonstrates a clear and thoughtful plan for introducing, developing, and concluding important ideas or events.
  • Use a combination of visuals and multimedia to reinforce important points and enhance the presentation.
  • Uses an appropriate style and engaging techniques throughout presentation demonstrating creativity and flexibility.
  • Consistently makes direct eye contact with the audience/screen, seldom referencing to presentation notes or visual aid.
No exemplars at this time.

Comprehension of Text
  •  Identifies a partial or inaccurate central idea in a text with inaccurate or unrelated text evidence.
No exemplars at this time.
  • Determines a central idea in a text and analyzes its development over the course of the text.
No exemplars at this time.
  • Determines and explains a central idea of a primary text and analyzes how it emerges and develops over the course of the text.
  • Make inferences and analyzes the connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events.
No exemplars at this time.

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