S2+Lennon+Stephanie

=Stage 2 Determine Acceptable Evidence.=

Role: You are a music reviewer who works for the popular magazine "Entertainment Weekly". Audience: You need to convince your boss to promote you and your team over your co-workers. Situation: The context you find yourself in is a competition among co-workers to create the most creative song analyses/short stories. You and a few of your co-workers will work together to try and beat out the rest of your co-workers for that very special promotion. If your team is selected you and your team members will be promoted to Senior Writers. Product/Presentation: You will create a collection of short stories in order to impress your boss. You will then choose your favorite short story and present it to your boss using either iMovie or GarageBand. Standards (criteria from both rubrics): __Presentation:__ Preparedness, Enthusiasm, Attire, Speaks Clearly, Takes Questions, Posture and Eye Contact __Product:__ Quality, Originality, Based on Story, Script, Team Work, Evaluates Peers || • **Dialogues -** Students will have many in-class discussions with peers about any confusing material. • **Work samples -** Inspiration, Blogger, Museum Box, E-book, iMovie, GarageBand || • **Blog -** Students will create a blog account as a way to reflect on their project as they are working on it, including a longer response over the entire project at the end. Students will also reflect on each class period, sharing how it made them feel and what they might have done differently. • **Peer evaluation -** Students will be asked to critique their peers, whether it is a piece of writing or a presentation. || =Assessment Task Blue Print=
 * Performance Task (Summary in G.R.A.S.P.S. form): **(T)** ||
 * Goal: Your task is to analyze song lyrics and create short stories (based on the lyrics) that include plot, characters, conflict, etc.
 * Other Evidence (quizzes, test, prompts, observations, dialogues, work sample, etc.):**
 * Other Evidence **(OE)** ||
 * • **Prompts -** Daily writing prompts to keep students on their toes and thinking creatively.
 * Student Self-Assessment and Reflection**
 * Self-Assessment **(SA)** ||
 * • **Pre-Assessment** - Students will be pre-assessed on their knowledge of plot, setting, conflict, and characters.

//**What understandings/goals will be assessed through this task?**// **(G)** B2 Narrative Grades: 6-8 Students write narratives that convey complex ideas, observations, events, or reflections. a. Establish a plot, or other narrative structure, point-of-view, setting, and conflict. ||
 * Understanding || Goal (MLR) ||
 * •There are multiple parts to every piece of narrative writing and all parts require a certain amount of attention || •Maine Learning Results: English Language Arts-Writing

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 Idea || Big Idea ||
 * •The importance of plot, point-of-view, setting, conflict and what they do for a piece of narrative writing. || •Ability to analyze song lyrics and create a story based on them, including all of the important parts of a narrative. ||

//**Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate understandings?**//
 * //**Task Description:**// **(T)** ||
 * You are a music reviewer who works for the popular magazine "Entertainment Weekly". You have been asked to complete a very unique assignment. You and a few of your co-workers will work together to try and beat out the rest of your co-workers for a very special promotion. You will pick one CD (from a list of CDs that your boss has compiled ahead of time) and will write a number of short stories based on the lyrics for a handful of the songs (or one-two for each member in your group). You will compile all of your short stories into a handmade book at the end. As a group, you will also present your favorite short story to your boss using iMovie or GarageBand. ||

//**What student products/performances will provide evidence of desired understandings?**//
 * Type II Product || Type of Presentation ||
 * •iMovie or GarageBand || •Visual or Audio ||

//**By what criteria will student products/performances be evaluated?**// • Originality 15% • Based on Story 20% • Script 15% • Team Work 15% • Peer Evaluations 10% || • Preparedness 10% • Enthusiasm 30% • Attire 10% • Speaks Clearly 15% • Takes Questions 20% • Posture/Eye Contact 15% ||
 * Product Criteria || Presentation Criteria ||
 * • Quality 25%
 * 2004 ASCD and Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe**