Friday9/25 Formal Formative Assessment #3 Formative Assessment #3 – 3 days into this unit Time: 20 minutes (/discuss) Present point of view/ 1 hour - individual evaluation (Occurs after assigning the writing task and students have developed a tentative thesis statement) At the this point, students will draft a statement addressing the “biggest concern” they have about writing this particular paper. Allow students to discuss in small groups while teacher circulates to assess what is needed to progress to the next step in this writing task. practiced this semester. Writing Performance Indicators .2 5– Superior (superior writing, but may have minor flaws) 4-3– Strong (demonstrates clear competence in writing. It may have some errors, but they
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1 – Marginal (demonstrates developing competence, but is flawed in some significant way[s]) 0 – Incompetent (demonstrates fundamental deficiencies in writing skills) Response to the Topic addresses the topic clearly and responds effectively to all aspects of the task addresses the topic clearly, but may respond to some aspects of the task more effectively than others addresses the topic, but may slight some aspects of the task distorts or neglects aspects of the task indicates confusion about the topic or neglects important aspects of the task suggests an inability to comprehend the question or to respond meaningfully to the topic Understanding and Use of the Passages demonstrates a thorough critical understanding of the passage in developing an insightful response demonstrates a sound critical understanding of the passage in developing a well-reasoned response demonstrates a generally accurate understanding of the passage in developing a sensible response demonstrates some understanding of the passage, but may misconstrue parts of it or make limited use of it in developing a weak response demonstrates very poor understanding of the main points of the passage, does not use the passage appropriately in developing a response or may not use the passage at all demonstrates little or no ability to understand the passage or to use it in developing a response Quality and Clarity of Thought in commentary explores the issues thoughtfully and in depth shows some depth and complexity of thought may treat the topic simplistically or repetitively lacks focus, or demonstrates confused or simplistic thinking lacks focus and coherence, and often fails to communicate its ideas is unfocused, illogical, or incoherent Organization, Development, and Support is coherently organized and developed, with ideas supported by apt reasons and well-chosen examples is well organized and developed, with ideas supported by appropriate reasons and examples is adequately organized and developed, generally
1 – Marginal (demonstrates developing competence, but is flawed in some significant way[s]) 0 – Incompetent (demonstrates fundamental deficiencies in writing skills) Response to the Topic addresses the topic clearly and responds effectively to all aspects of the task addresses the topic clearly, but may respond to some aspects of the task more effectively than others addresses the topic, but may slight some aspects of the task distorts or neglects aspects of the task indicates confusion about the topic or neglects important aspects of the task suggests an inability to comprehend the question or to respond meaningfully to the topic Understanding and Use of the Passages demonstrates a thorough critical understanding of the passage in developing an insightful response demonstrates a sound critical understanding of the passage in developing a well-reasoned response demonstrates a generally accurate understanding of the passage in developing a sensible response demonstrates some understanding of the passage, but may misconstrue parts of it or make limited use of it in developing a weak response demonstrates very poor understanding of the main points of the passage, does not use the passage appropriately in developing a response or may not use the passage at all demonstrates little or no ability to understand the passage or to use it in developing a response Quality and Clarity of Thought in commentary explores the issues thoughtfully and in depth shows some depth and complexity of thought may treat the topic simplistically or repetitively lacks focus, or demonstrates confused or simplistic thinking lacks focus and coherence, and often fails to communicate its ideas is unfocused, illogical, or incoherent Organization, Development, and Support is coherently organized and developed, with ideas supported by apt reasons and well-chosen examples is well organized and developed, with ideas supported by appropriate reasons and examples is adequately organized and developed, generally