S2+Petroska,+Kirsten

=Stage 2 - Determine Acceptable Evidence.=

• Blogs: Students will use poetry to get a better idea of how to use the terminology in the unit. On their blogs, they will type out the poem, describe how the terminology is utilized, then create two hyperlinks connected to websites that further explain the terminology or are related to them. • Storybird: Students will use the website Storybird to create a group story. • Students will reflect on what sorts of words/phrases and organizations work best for a narrative. =Assessment Task Blue Print=
 * **Performance Task (Summary in G.R.A.S.P.S. form):** **(T)** ||
 * **Goal:** You will write a well-crafted narrative
 * Role:** You're an adventurous and creative freelance writer who has been asked to revamp the business of a newspaper.
 * Audience:** You're attempting to show the lead editors of the Boston Globe a new way of attracting new readers. Both the editors and a sample group of readers will check out what you have to offer.
 * Situation:** In order to give a good example of what the lead editors ought to be doing, you will put together an online newspaper for them and the sample group to read.
 * Product/Presentation:** You will create an online newspaper.
 * Standards (Criteria from both rubrics - product and presentation):** Newspaper: Layout, spelling and proofreading, interesting articles, media, met all requirements, used primary sources. Presentation: Content, time-limit, enthusiasm, attire, speaks clearly, intro and closing. ||
 * Other Evidence (quizzes, test, prompts, observations, dialogues, work sample, etc.):**
 * **Other Evidence** **(OE)** ||
 * • Podcasts: Students will teach a class, create a podcast, and post it to the class wiki so it's available to the rest of the class over the course of the year.
 * Comic Life: Students will have the option to use comic life to storyboard a piece of fanfiction before they write it for practice in narrative writing.
 * Geocaching: Students will go on a "treasure hunt" to find information about different types of narrative.
 * Google sites: Students will create an online newspaper using google sites. ||
 * Student Self-Assessment and Reflection**
 * **Self-Assessment** **(SA)** ||
 * • Students will revise their work as needed, deciding what needs to be fixed and what should be kept the same.
 * Students will use notecards at the end of a class to describe how confident the feel using the ideas and subjects we have been working on. ||

//**What understandings/goals will be assessed through this task?**// **(G)** B. Writing B2. a. ||
 * **Understanding** || **Goal (MLR)** ||
 * • A narrative can be told in many different ways || • English Language Arts

What criteria are implied in the standard(s) understanding(s) regardless of the task specifics? What qualities must student work demonstrate to signify that standards were met?
 * **Big Ideas** || **Big Ideas** ||
 * • Distinct literary voice || • Narrative writing ||

//**Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate understandings?**//
 * **Task Description:** **(T)** ||
 * You are an adventurous and creative freelance writer who's been approached by the Boston Globe's editors to help them revamp the newspaper. They're losing readers left and right and need a new way to attract readers. You'll create an online newspaper featuring five sections, telling the stories using narration, rather than reporting them. For example, if you're reporting about a fire that destroyed a business, tell us the story from the perspective of the business owner, or perhaps a firefighter reporting to the scene, maybe even the 911 dispatcher, but remember, you must include the always crucial who, what, when, and where that every news story needs. In addtion, to help keep the readers' attention, you'll include photoes, video, or audio with each piece. The paper will be presented to the editors and to a sample group of readers. ||

//**What student products/performances will provide evidence of desired understandings?**//
 * **Type II Product** || **Type of Presentation** ||
 * • a website using Google sites || • presentation ||

//**By what criteria will student products/performances be evaluated?**// • well-written • content appropriate • visual or aural aids • clearness • eye contact • the ideas behind the newspaper are well explained
 * **Product Criteria** || **Presentation Criteria** ||
 * • creativity
 * accurate and interesing layout
 * made use of narrative writing || • enthusiasm
 * attire
 * time-limit
 * intro and closing ||
 * 2004 ASCD and Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe**