Rich assessments in the classroom

Instructional shifts in literacy

• Building knowledge through content rich nonfiction & informational texts
• Reading & writing grounded in evidence from text
• Regular practice with complex text & its academic language

Advantages of Classroom embedded PTs

• time, scope, modality
• student relationships
• revision

3 phases of performance task

• Classroom activity
• Information processing
• Performance task (writing)

Essential Question

• How does sacrifice connect us across time and space?

Classroom Activity

As you listen to Jones' interview:

• Underline words or phrases that relate to the central concept of sacrifice or help you respond to the essential question.

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• Write a concise response to the unit question & select one quote that best supports your response.

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• Share your response & quote with your group; then draft a consensus response supported by a consensus quote.

Gettysburg Address

• Close read the Gettysburg Address for the concept of sacrifice & with our essential question in mind.

Information Processing

2 parts of Info Processing:

• Constructed response questions
• Graphic organizer

Purpose: scaffold into PT

• Ask a question that requires students to compare sources and provide a response supported by at least two pieces of evidence from the texts

Graphic organizer

• Matching claim & source(s)

Performance Task

All SBAC PTs include:

• Situation (describe context)
• Task/Texts
• Audience
• Role
• Tools/tech

*create shared PT relating to EQ: How does sacrifice connect us across time & space?