Assessment Plan

Throughout the lesson, the students will be assessed multiple times, in a variety of ways. The assessments will be both summative and formative. A pre-assessment will occur in the anticipatory set during the first day. The students will complete an activity that will act as a formative assessment. This will allow the students to recall what they have learned during previous week in order to build upon it in this learning experience.

The summative assessment will come at the end of the lesson, when the students will handwrite and eventually type out a singular event where they felt a certain emotion or feeling. The students will be following the "Cupcake Rubric" for this piece. The students will also be provided with a student-friendly rubric in order to clearly guide them on their writing. This rubric will act as a checklist for the students to use in order to improve their writing. Along with these two checklists, the students will also be provided with a peer review rubric and a student checklist in order to guide them on writing the best possible piece.

Teacher-Friendly Rubric:

The Cupcake Rubric was designed by my cooperating teacher and me in order to guide the students in their writing. The students were exposed to this rubric at the beginning of my placement and have used it as a reference in order to gage their progress in their writing. When I reviewed this rubric with the students, I provided them examples of student work on a single topic from all of the categories. This opportunity allowed for them to see what made the difference between a 3 and 4, etc... The Cupcake Rubric addresses specific points that we base our grading on, while providing kid-friendly visual aids for the students.

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Student-Friendly Rubric:

The Child-Friendly rubric was also reviewed at the beginning of my placement. I provided them with examples of writing pieces on the same topic from all categories. This rubric allows for the lower level students to clearly comprehend our expectations for them without needing prompts or help. It also acts as a tool for their editing process, where they are able to use this rubric in order to fix and/or change any weaker points in their piece.

 

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Scoring Rubric Explanation:

The rubrics for this learning experience have been designed for all of the students' writing pieces during my placement. The rubric assesses the students' ability to stay focused on the main topic of the piece, while providing details to make their writing more powerful. The rubric also assesses their grammar usage and spelling. Based on all of these guidelines, the students are rated on a scale of 1 to 4. This allows for me to gage the students' progress in a clear, concise manner.
The student friendly rubric is given to the students in order to guide them to improve their writing. They are given the rubric before starting their writing piece. As they are in the process of handwriting their piece, they are reminded to use the rubric as a guide. This allows for the students to clearly know our expectations and how they will be graded.