The document outlines an assessment plan that uses various formative and summative assessments to evaluate student learning throughout a unit on informational writing. Formative assessments include peer feedback, teacher checklists, small group activities, and notetaking sheets. Summative assessments include self-assessments, conferencing checklists, and pre- and post-unit prompts that are scored with rubrics. Student performance on the unit is also evaluated for an overall trimester writing grade.
The document outlines an assessment plan that uses various formative and summative assessments to evaluate student learning throughout a unit on informational writing. Formative assessments include peer feedback, teacher checklists, small group activities, and notetaking sheets. Summative assessments include self-assessments, conferencing checklists, and pre- and post-unit prompts that are scored with rubrics. Student performance on the unit is also evaluated for an overall trimester writing grade.
The document outlines an assessment plan that uses various formative and summative assessments to evaluate student learning throughout a unit on informational writing. Formative assessments include peer feedback, teacher checklists, small group activities, and notetaking sheets. Summative assessments include self-assessments, conferencing checklists, and pre- and post-unit prompts that are scored with rubrics. Student performance on the unit is also evaluated for an overall trimester writing grade.
The document outlines an assessment plan that uses various formative and summative assessments to evaluate student learning throughout a unit on informational writing. Formative assessments include peer feedback, teacher checklists, small group activities, and notetaking sheets. Summative assessments include self-assessments, conferencing checklists, and pre- and post-unit prompts that are scored with rubrics. Student performance on the unit is also evaluated for an overall trimester writing grade.
Assessment Type Assessment Tool Procedures Students will write a piece Pre-Unit Prompt Rubric of informational text about (Pre-Assessment) (Calkins, 2013) a topic of their choice. Students will read their teaching book to a peer, Partner Feedback who will identify what Worksheet Peer Feedback they learned and what (Formative) questions they still have. Use of partner feedback in Students will use peer final version of how to feedback to add to their book. writing. Students will edit at least on illustration in their Completion of Drawing or how-to books using at Editing an Illustration Teacher Checklist least one of three (Formative) strategies taught, then will Conferencing with meet with the teacher for Assessment Checklist evaluation and conferencing. Students will use an adapted version of the “Information Writing Self-Assessment Self-Assessment Checklist” (Calkins et. al, (Summative) Worksheet 2013) to self-assess an informational text piece at the beginning of the unit. Students will work with the classmates at their table to practice writing Small Group Activity introductions. The teacher Observation/Feedback (Formative) will provide feedback before sending them to write introductions for their books. Students will take notes Notetaking Sheet on the animal they chose Completion to research using books. Notetaking Sheet The teacher will compare (Formative) Use of notes in animal all the notes they took to the about book (notes during information presented in conferencing – see below). their all about book. Students will meet with the teacher as they complete their animal all Checklist Completed by Conferencing Checklist about books. The teacher Teacher will fill out a checklist of strategies used as well as components included.
Students will write a piece
Post-Unit Prompt Rubric of informational text about (Summative) (Calkins, 2013) a topic of their choice.
The teacher will evaluate
Trimester Writing Grades overall performance in the District Report Card Scale (Summative) unit to provide a trimester (1-4) grade for writing.