Student Work 1

ELA

Performance Task

7-2 final

(Content Area)

(Grade Level-Task Number)

Standard(s):

Reading

E1d - The student demonstrates familiarity with a variety of public documents (i.e., documents that focus on civic issues or matters of public policy at the community level and beyond) and produces written or oral work that does one or more of the following:

E1d.1 identifies the social context of the document;

E1d.3 analyzes the arguments and positions advanced and the evidence offered in

support of them, or formulates an argument and offers evidence to support it;

E1d.5 identifies or uses commonly used persuasive techniques.

Writing

E2a: The student produces a report that:

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

E2a.3: creates an organizing structure appropriate to a specific purpose, audience and context;

E2a.4: includes appropriate facts and details;

E2a.5: excludes extraneous and inappropriate information;

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, and explaining benefits or limitations;

Speaking, Listening, and Viewing

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

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;

Performance Task:

Members of the student council have been asked to review the school discipline policy manual and provide input to the principal and the school advisory panel (or school board). The advisory panel is interested in the areas in which you agree with the current policies as well as any recommendations for changes. You and your fellow student council members will have two weeks to complete the following:

1. Read the manual thoroughly and reach a consensus on the areas in which you agree as well as the recommendations for change.

2. Prepare a questionnaire and interview at least 20 students, 3 parents, 5 teachers, and 1 counselor at each grade level. Your questions should focus on the effectiveness of the policy as it is now written, as well as ideas for changes.

3. Read other public documents (e.g., discipline policies from other schools, post or base youth policies, youth services policies on conduct) for the purpose of comparison and to stimulate the thinking of the student council members.

4. Summarize the data from the questionnaire and other sources.

• Formulate recommendations for change based upon findings.
• Present your results to your classmates.
• Ask your classmates for additional feedback and input.
• Use graphs, charts or other visual tools, and persuasive techniques, to enhance your presentation.

5. Now: Reflect on the work and presentation by:

• Writing a one-page summary analyzing the arguments and positions advanced in your presentation as well as its effectiveness.

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
			opportunity for revision

Criteria for Success:

1. Questionnaire focuses on the effectiveness of the policy.

2. Multiple and varied sources used for research.

3. Evidence supports sound recommendations.

4. Written product is concise and summarizes analysis and process used.

Related Standard(s):

Reading

E1c- The student reads and comprehends informational materials to develop

understanding and expertise and produces written or oral work

Writing

E3b- The student participates in group meetings.

Conventions, Grammar, and Usage of the English Language

E4a- The student 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.