754X

Students' Final
Performance Tasks
SATURDAY APRIL 16 | 9AM-1PM
CROSS-CURRICULARARGUMENTATIVEWRITING
PROJECTS&ORALPRESENTATIONS
THATARECOLLEGEANDCAREERREADY

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Principal
Daniel Hoehn

Assistant Principals
Jeffrey Farley
Jeffrey Fitzgerald
Jeneca Parker
Elizabeth Rivera

Event Coordinators:
Christina Diffut
Timothy Haluga
Simon Keegan
Lindsay Klemas
Trevor Long
Michael Masefield
Ariela Rosario
Samantha Schwartz
Patricia Taylor
Vanessa Vasquez
Timothy Wong

Scheduleof

Student

Presentations

9:00- 9:30AM
9:30- 9:55AM
10- 10:25AM
10:30- 10:55aM
11- 11:25aM
11:30 11:55PM
12:00 12:25PM
12:30 1:00PM

GalleryWalk
Ushers:JavierD,DayanalizG,StefhaniC,AlizeR,
MichelAngeloS,AzhenayI,RosaP,DuaneM

Bronxwood&Worksites
Shops&Workforce

Cluster1
OusmaneK,LuisM,AlexO,MichaelB

Cluster2
MarcG,MarioC,ChristianM,DestinyO

Cluster3
DanardJ,PrinceW,AchimS,RynyaG

Cluster4+
DavontaeA,AyeishaW,KevinJ,RasaunM,
RamonL,KevinJ,FrederickF

Lunch&Fun

Workforce Academy

mathematics
(vasquez)

Technology (sinclair)

Students have developed and filmed

a video resume that showcases their
Students will create their own piece qualifications, career goals,
of art inspired by geometric shapes, objectives, and communication skills,
lines, angles, and formulas.
Students will "sell" themselves to
possible employers on why they
should be hired. Students will
advocate for themselves that they
are, in fact, employable and are able
to reach the career goals that they
Students have participated in
set for themselves.
inquiry tasks related to the life
cycle of a butterfly. Students have
recorded their observations with a
butterfly kit in the classroom
Students constructed a model of the
digestive system. They will explain
how the digestive system works
throughout each stage of digestion, as
Students from Class 583 have been well as the importance of a healthy
hired to create a new healthy,
digestive system.
natural smoothie recipe for the Pan
Pan restaurant. Students from Class
582 have created a budget for a
lemonade stand. Using their
knowledge of proportional
Students read the novel "Holes" by
measurements and operations,
Louis Sachar and wrote a book review
students will calculate costs,
with supporting textual evidence and
financially plan, craft their own
reasoning as to whether they would
original recipe and serve their
recommend the novel to others,
creation.

Bilingual stem
(valarezo)

science (lee)

Bilingual humanities
& cafe (gonzalez)

English Language
Arts (Donovan)

Worksite
Programs

part-time worksite programs

(hayes & BerNard)
Lincoln Hospital
Participating in a worksite program is a
(Diaz)
valuable experience that prepares our
students for their eventual transition
into the world of work. Using various
sources, students from classes 505
and 506 will demonstrate and write
about why this program has been a
valuable experience for each of them.
They will be presenting both an iMovie
and a trifold display of their arguments.

Manhattan college
(Peralta)
The students at Manhattan College
work independently, learning how
to be responsible and reliable
along the way. They are
increasingly understanding the
importance of applying their
knowledge and skills towards
future career decisions.

Students engaged in an
argumentative writing project that
involves explaining their individual
roles and responsibilities at in the
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health
Center.

Jeffrey's Cafe (Morales)

Students have written reflections
demonstrating the knowledge theyve
acquired about leadership skills
through their work experience..
Specifically, students have been
focusing on goal setting, monitoring
progress, and improving their
performance at the worksite. They will
also discuss ways in which they
communicate effectively in order to
help others.

Worksite
Programs

GED PLUS (Traub)

In order for students to show
mastery of curriculum and
preparation for the TASC exam,
students must complete a
position paper, personal
statement, resume, and cover
letter. Additionally, students must
complete their Individual
Learning Portfolio to demonstrate
that they are prepared and have
given genuine thought to their
transition from alternative
education into a vocational or
educational program.

para training (Gray)

The students from W-11 will
demonstrate interviewing
techniques. This represents Units 1,
5 and 6 in our syllabus. The Final
Performance Task will include a
pictoral and written demonstration
of their experiences as teacher's
aide trainees and the mandated
workshops

Fordham University
(Hart)
Students have been working closely
with P754X staff, Fordham @ Lincoln
Center Dining staff, and customers
on the Fordham University campus.
They have been reflecting on their
experiences and roleplaying
scenarios with P754X staff regarding
the development of leadership skills
and improving interpersonal
communication skills in the work
environment.They will present
reflective responses depicting some
of the ways in which they are
building their skills daily.

Goodwill (Estevez)
Students read the informational
text "We Beat the Street" and the
novel "Holes." They completed a
graphic organizer about the
individuals in the books and
created a poster showcasing their
obstacles and accomplishments.

Bronxwood

Visual Arts (Lane)

Students will create a variety of
projects that focus on lines and
trees. Students will learn about
how to make images appear threedimensional by adding certain
kinds of lines and working with
shading and value. Students will
discuss and respond to one
another about their artwork.
Students will complete an Artist
Reflection Questionnaire at the
completion of each one of their
assignments. Tree Art Projects: (1)
3-D Line Tree (2) Winter Trees and
(3) Tree Silhouette

Mathematics
(Freder)
In this real world task, students
will be learning the importance
of how to tell time using analog
clocks, discovering how to
calculate an hour earlier and
later, and discerning time
elapsed.

Ela (Ellison)
This performance task is based
on "Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo.
Throughout the semester, students
read the book, listened to music
from the Broadway musical, and
watched the movie based on the
novel. Their display will
depict various activities and
assessments students participated
in, and a collection of images used
to portray the mood, theme, and
tone of the literary piece, posted on
the Barricade.

Ela (ARcher-McCoy)
The poster will display the students
preparing for both transition to
various worksites and activities for
daily living skills, The poster will
illustrate the students
communicating with the staff
upstairs and peers in the building.
The poster will show the students
working and preparing various
meals for our daily and special
menus.

BronxWood

Social Studies
(Robb)
In honor of Women's History Month,
students will be introduced to an array
of historical female figures. They will
then perform research on a selfselected woman of significance,
culminating in the generation of a
biographical profile,

Technology
(Dendy)

Social Studies
(Chester)
Students have generated a
timeline of significant events that
composed The Westward
Expansion of the United States.

Science (Styles)

Students will be showcasing their

Students will be showcasing
knowledge of the Water Cycle and
their mastery of both Microsoft Word its impact on our lives.
and Microsoft Powerpoint. With an
emphasis on grammar, spelling and
punctuation, students worked diligently
on a variety of topics, ranging from
learning to spell their name to learning
how to research famous historical
individuals.

HELLO
MY NAME IS

Cluster One
Algebra (Scally)

Jay-Z, a hip hop mogul and

investor, is offering $750,000 to a
new start up business that that
promotes positivity,creates jobs, and
will flourish in the Bronx. Students
have been tasked with selling your
idea to Jay-Z and convincing him
to fund their business. Using
algebraic skills, students have
developed a financial business
plan, and supported a claim with
mathematical evidence and
anticipated counter-claims.

Algebra (anderson) &

Earth Science (Long)

Students are asked to write a

proposal for the construction of the
floor of a room in a house. They
are given option for materials and
cost. They must choose between
three types of rocks or minerals
based on given characteristics,
cost, and availability. They must
also choose a potential client and
type of room. Students are given a
budget and a quadratic equation to
calculate the total cost and
determine if the project will fall
within the budget performance.
Students will need to find the area
of the room by factoring and the
minimum of different functions by
Students have chosen to write an
argumentative letter to either Principal graphing.. Students will play the
role of designer and entrepreneur.
Hoehn or Governor Cuomo,
In designing their own room using
advocating for changing, adding, or
algebraic and science principles
repealing a law or rule. Background
and using their own prior
research on the topic, opinions, and
knowledge to persuade others that
claims and appeals were combined
their design is the best and most
with data to create an emotional,
efficient choice.
persuasive impact.

English Language Arts

(howley)

cluster two
English Language Arts
(Masefield)
Students will assume the role of a
Supreme Court Justice delivering
either the majority decision or the
dissent in a case regarding the
legality of burning the American
Flag as a form of protest. Students
will write an argumentative essay
that includes a counterargument,
using the Hochman Method to
guide them.

Global History
(Soltanoff)

Living Environment
(Taylor)
The Haitian Revolution was impacted
by many elements. By applying
scientific concepts and principles,
students will fact-check theories
pertaining to changes in human
population and the effects of
infectious disease (yellow fever and
small pox). Students will present
claims about how and why disease
played a dramatic role in guiding the
revolution's outcome.

You are a famous historian who has

been recently asked to attend a
historical seminar that is highlighting
the achievements and impacts of
Leonardo da Vinci, Toussaint
L'Ouverture, and Mohandas Gandhi.
While analyzing sources, students
will investigate one of these men,
providing a claim and counterclaim
as to whether his achievements
were positive or negative.

Global History (Jacobs)

Is Simon Bolivar a good leader?
Choosing relevant documents to
support their argument, students
will cite compelling evidence from
documents about Latin American
Revolutions in their essay and
complete a timeline of the events
of Simon Bolivar's life.

U.S. HISTORY
(HUTCHINSON)

Hello,
Cluster Three

Students and their friends have

recently gained independence from
the classroom rules of Ms.
Hutchinson. Their task is to
collaborate and establish a
classroom constitution on their own.
At the room 222 Constitutional
Convention, students
will vocalize their reason(s) for
selecting your claim in front of family
and friends (mimicking colonists) who
need to be persuaded for or against
(Support texts for this project
included the Antifederalist Papers
and the US Constitution).

EARTH SCIENCE (ADDAE)

As an energy consultant,
students will select a form of
energy (nuclear, geothermal,
solar, hydroelectric, or wind).
In their presentation, they
will advocate for their company
and convince the audience to
sign up for a particular energy
supply, dissuading them from
the use of other energy types.

ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ARTS
(HALUGA)

An election is coming up with

critical issues on the ballot. As the
owner of an important local
newspaper, your community is
looking to you for guidance.
Students will explain their position
in a news article on the most
important issue (gun
control/rights, animal testing, or
death penalty). Secondly, they
will give a brief interview to a
local TV station on the same
issue.

CONSUMER MATHEMATICS
(OMENUKWA)
Students compared two restaurant
flyers and designed a restaurant
menu. Students used argumentative
writing to support their claims using
valid reasoning and relevant evidence
to convince their audience why the
menu they chose is the better choice.

Geometry
(Hossain)

Cluster Four

Geometry expresses the unity that is

found within the diversity of nature.
Students will be creating harmony in
constructions through claiming and
counter claiming by applying
geometric ideas of pattern, reflection,
symmetry, tessellation, rotation, and
transformation. They will also critique
the design and structure of buildings
in terms of applications of shapes in
regards to Islamic Art.

participation in
government (Seoane)
You are a journalist for the New
York Times. The Supreme Court has
handed down a historic decision
that will impact American society.
The Editor in Chief has asked you to
write an article reporting the
decision and its impact on
Americans. In your argument, report
the decision and facts of the case,
discuss both the majority and
minority decisions, and explain the
impact of the Court's decision on
the United States.

Living Environment
(Clayton)
Goal: Save an ecosystem from
being destroyed! You have been
hired by an environmental activist
organization to represent a specific
ecosystem. As an activist, you will
be required to create a presentation
that will be given to lobbyists to to
prevent wealthy landowners from
destroying your ecosystem.
Construct a compelling argument
why your ecosystem of choice is an
important part of our biosphere.

English Language arts

(Diffut)
As a student here at 754X, do you
feel we need to implement a
bullying program in our school?
Write a letter to Mr. Hoehn arguing
why or why not. Use statistics,
research, and evidence from literary
and informational texts read in class
to support claims and counterclaims.

Cluster 4.5 & Health

Media & society (Vu)

english language arts

(Kelley)

Students will conduct interviews, and research an additional

source that supports reasoning in order to write a well
crafted essay based on a claim. Based on the argumentative
writing piece, students will create an episode of a podcast .
You are the host of a radio show at 754X. In the next
episode, you are discussing the topic of survival: "Does
survival require selfishness?"

Health Sciences
(schwarz, locicero, smith, & DiCarlo)
Students completed a food journal during our nutrition (my plate) unit. The
components of the task are the Food Journals, as well as an analysis of the
journals (proteins, grains, dairy, fruits, and vegetables), complete with a
student-generated bar graph, showcasing the number of days per week
they ate four of the five food groups, and a student decorated pie chart
that approximates their intake based on their food journals. Students also
wrote their interpretations based upon the evidence, of what foods would
be beneficial to eat more or less of...

Shop Classes
Auto shop
(finn)

The students will be performing

a tire rotation. Students will
select the proper tools to do the
job. They will also discuss
the importance of performing
this maintenance periodically.

Visual Arts
(Wong)
Students created an artwork that
combines two or more Elements
of Art that they have learned
about in the semester. They are
able to choose from: Line, Color,
Shape, Form, Texture, Value, and
Space. Some of the components
of Value that they can choose
are: Stippling, Cross hatch, and
Scribbling. Some of the
components of Space are: Depth,
Horizon Line, Vanishing Point, and
Foreshortening.

Bike shop
(Solimine)

You have recently been given a bike

but it is need of many repairs before
you can safely ride it. You must be
able to recognize all the repairs
needed, know the names of the bike
parts in order to buy them from a part
supplier and know the proper tools
and procedures to make those
repairs. Then recheck the repairs to
insure they were all done and done
properly. Lastly, enjoy a safe ride.

Dance Studies
(Cummings)
Michael S. of class 526 will
present his Performance Task on
April 16th. His research project is
on "Traditional Dances of Israel. In
addition, Kevin J. of Class X06 will
present his research on
"Traditional Dances of
Japan." Both students will also
enhance their work with on-going
video clips of that dance form.

Shop Classes
Wood Shop
(barnes)

Workforce students use

sequential multisteps to build a
Napkin Holder from start to finish.
The napkin holder will be
beautified with painted pictures on
them.
The Mission Academy students
use many woodworking /
carpentry operations to construct
a pine bookcase with birch sliding
doors. They write a detailed
description of the different parts
and shapes of the bookcase; and
how it finished.

Print Shop
(cole)
In this final task, students select
images from a set collection and
apply the above skills. After
editing the images students then
place them onto a blank
Photoshop canvas and arrange
them to create his or her collage.

Spanish (bucknam)
Students wrote an essay (in Spanish)
entitled "Cul pas hispanohablante
debes visitar?" This translates to
"Which Spanish-speaking country
should you visit?" They researched
several countries and picked the
one they view as most interesting.
They used several sources to make
at least two claims as to why it is
most interesting (e.g. music, food,
geography, etc.) This is the prelude
to the larger part of the Final
Performance Task, which is a travel
brochure promoting that country.
They must use all the information in
the essay to structure the travel
brochure.

Culinary Arts
(guercio)
For the final task, students will set
up cafe, re-stock kitchen, take
phone orders, and clean entire
kitchen with all tools and
equipment.

Special
Thanks

toour
Community
Partners

JustFood, City Chicken Project

Calo Rosa (Street Artist)
Morris Heights Health Center
Children's Aid Society
New York Public Library
Boy Scouts of America
Nature Conservancy
NYS Promise