Assessment Outline and Matrix
I.
Persuasive Writing Portfolio
A. Counts
30% of grade
B. Students
write three draft essays on different topics and choose one to showcase their
ability by working to final draft
C. Essays
evaluated by a rating scale
II.
Unit Test
A. Counts
10% of quarter grade
B. I
allowed students to write a correction paragraph for each missed problem where
they explained what the right answer was and why they made a mistake
C. This
assessed learning from the first half of the quarter
III.
Journals
A. Counts
for 35% of quarter grade
B. Students
were expected to write a full page for each warm-up question (first 10 minutes
of class)
C. Journals
collected on random dates and a selection of work was graded thoroughly using
the rating scale
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Learning objective
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Journals
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Unit Test
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Writing Portfolio
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Identify explanations for the abandonment of Ankgor
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Students record initial hypotheses and revise them as they
encounter new data sets
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Essay one requires students to identify the most
convincing explanation, and include a critique
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Improve existing summarization skills as a reading comprehension
strategy
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Day one and two students write summaries, compare with
partner and revise summaries into a 25 word abstract
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Test item #1, 3
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EALR 1.1.3a (SS skills) formulate a thesis statement
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Students practice the skill in warm-up assignments
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Test item #16
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Each of the three essays require a clear thesis statement
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EALR 1.1.3d (SS skills) evaluate information from a
variety of sources
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After reading each new data set, students revise their
hypotheses based on new information
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Test item #11
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EALR 1.1.3b (History) evaluate competing historical
narratives
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Test item #11
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Participate in a large group to solve a problem
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Students create a class list of hypotheses and revise them
over time with the help of the group
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In writing the portfolios, students analyze other students?
work to induce positive writing attributes from peer work
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