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ELA

Performance Task

11-5 final

(Content Area)

 

(Grade Level-Task Number)

 

Standard(s):

 

Reading

 

E1c – The student reads and comprehends informational materials to develop understanding and expertise and produces written or oral work that:

E1c.1 interprets and analyzes information

E1c.2 relates new information to prior knowledge or experience

E1c.3 extends ideas

E1c.4 makes a connection to related topics or information.

 

Writing

 

E2a – The student produces a report that:

E2a.2 develops a controlling idea that conveys a perspective on the subject

E2a.4  includes appropriate facts and details

E2a.6 uses a range of appropriate strategies, such as providing facts and details describing or analyzing

           the subject, narrating a relevant anecdote, comparing and contrasting, naming, explaining

           benefits or limitations, demonstrating claims or assertions, and providing a scenario to illustrate.

 

Functional Documents

 

E7b - The student creates functional documents appropriate to audience and purpose, in which the student:

E7b.3 anticipates readers (audience) problems, mistakes, and misunderstandings

E7b.4 uses a variety of formatting techniques, such as headings, subordinate terms,

           foregrounding of main ideas, hierarchical structures, graphics, and color

E7b.5 employs word choices that are consistent with the persona and appropriate for

           the intended audience.


Speaking, Listening, and Viewing

 

E3c – The student prepares and delivers an individual presentations in which the student:

E3c.1 shapes information to achieve a particular purpose and to appeal to the interest and background

          knowledge of audience members

E3c.3 uses notes or other memory aids to structure the presentation

E3c.4 develops several main points relating to a single thesis

E3c.5 engages the audience with appropriate verbal cues and eye contact

E3c.6 projects a sense of individuality and personality in selecting and organizing content and in

          delivery.

 

Performance Task:

 

 

Safety concerns at the school have led to the development of a process notebook.  The notebook will be used as a reference for students.  The intent is to decrease the possibility of accidents occurring in areas where safety is of utmost concern, i.e., explosions in science labs, accidents associated with the use of heavy machinery, injuries in physical education classes.  Each member of your class will choose a different process to be included in a notebook that will become a functional document for use school-wide. 

 

1.  Choose a process.  

 

2.  Read, research (e.g., lab manuals, machinery instructions, safety guides), and observe this process taking note of specific steps in the process. 

 

3.  Meet in like groups (e.g., all students working on science processes) and share your findings. 

 

4.  Add, revise, or delete information based upon group discussion that is not necessary to the process. 

 

5.  Create a functional document that is appropriate to fellow students and includes:

q       an explanation of the steps in the process and how to use those steps

q       graphics to enhance understanding

q       definitions and examples

q       frequently asked questions and answers.

 

6.  Meet again with your group to share and revise your document.   Demonstrate the process for your group using visual aids as appropriate.  Have your group replicate the process and provide feedback to them on the skills involved.  

 

7.  Submit all versions of your document to your teacher, showing all revisions you have made.

 

 

Circumstances of Performance:

 

The student work is produced under the following conditions:

   X

alone

   X

in a group

 

 

 

 

   X

in class

   X

as homework

 

 

 

 

 

with teacher feedback

   X

with peer feedback

 

 

 

 

 

timed

   X

extended project

 

 

 

 

 

 

   X

opportunity for revision

 

Criteria for Success:

 

1.      Explains clearly and systematically all steps of the process.

2.      Meets a minimum of four times with like group.

3.      Uses more than one research or reference source.

4.      Uses visual aids within the functional document as well as in the demonstration.

5.      Arranges demonstration in a polite and timely manner.

6.      Revisions are clearly marked and self-explanatory.

7.      Produces a final document that is complete and engaging.

8.      Demonstrates specific skills and asks the audience to practice.

9.      Asks and answers questions correctly and politely.

10.  Uses appropriate speaking stance and eye contact.  Projects a clear sense of individuality and expertise.

11.  Follows the conventions of English in both speaking and writing.

 

Related Standard(s):

 

Conventions, Grammar, and Usage of the English Language

 

E4a -- The student independently demonstrates an understanding of the rules of the English language in written and oral work, and selects the structures and features of language appropriate to the purpose, audience, and context of the work.  The student demonstrates control of:

E4a.1 grammar

E4a.2  paragraph structure

E4a.3  punctuation

E4a.4  sentence construction

E4a.5  spelling

E4a.6  usage.

 

E4b - The student analyzes and subsequently revises work to clarify it or make it more effective in communicating the intended message or thought. The student’s revisions should be made in light of the purposes, audiences, and contexts that apply to the work. Strategies for revising include:

       E4b.1  adding of deleting details

       E4b.2  adding or deleting explanations

       E4b.3  clarifying difficult passages

       E4b.4  rearranging words, sentences, and paragraphs to improve or clarify meaning

       E4b.5  sharpening the focus

       E4b.6  reconsidering the organizational structure.

 

Public Documents

 

E6b – The student creates public documents.