4.+Rubric+for+Performance+Assessment

4. Rubric for Performance Assessment Within an interdisciplinary unit on Benjamin Franklin, there will be several performance tasks. The first performance task will be to write a 3 to 5 sentence paragraph focusing on one topic. The topic will be the similarities and differences between the everyday life of Benjamin Franklin and the students, after two weeks of lessons on this historical figure. The learning goals are addressed in the Georgia Performance Standards (GPS) for First grade in writing and social studies. The writing goal is, “ELA1W2: The student produces informational writing that: b. Stays on one topic and begins to maintain a focus.” (State of Georgia, 2008) The social studies goal states, “The student will describe how everyday life of these historical figures is similar to and different from everyday life in the present (food, clothing, homes, transportation, communication, recreation).” (State of Georgia, 2008). This task emphasizes the enduring knowledge of academic writing skills, including focus, compare, contrast, and adding details (revision). The audience for the writing piece would be other first grade students. Students will write this to inform their peers of the similarities or differences in lifestyles. The final product will be a paragraph of 3 to 5 sentences with an accompanying illustration.

The rubric for this task is included below.
 * Essential Quality || 1 point (does not meet expectations) || 2 points (meets expectations) || 3 points (exceeds expectations) ||
 * Work maintains focus on single topic throughout. || Work does not maintain focus on one topic in all sentences. || Work maintains focus in 60% of paragraph. (2 of 3 or 3 of 5) || Work maintains focus throughout entire paragraph. ||
 * Work describes differences or similarities in the daily life of Benjamin Franklin and the student. || Work does not describe a difference or similarity. || Work describes a difference //or// a similarity. || Work describes a difference //and// a similarity. ||
 * Illustration is related to paragraph. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Illustration is not related to paragraph. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Illustration is unclearly related to paragraph. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Illustration is clearly related to paragraph. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Presentation of the work enhances audience understanding of the work. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students are unable to present their work, or the presentation does not enhance audience comprehension. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students present their work, which enhances audience comprehension minimally to moderately || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students present their work in a clear, concise way which enhances audience comprehension. ||