Handout 9: W&W Major Assessments by

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Assessments include multiple choice (3rd), selecting the correct picture to represent a story element (K), and comparing and contrasting a video to a text previously read (7th).

Can be formative or summative, depending on whether you need to grade. This task is done with a new text or section of the text (previously unread chapter of a chapter book) on the same topic.

Socratic Seminars: What Students Are Learning

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Share Ideas with Evidence
Students participate in respectful discussions by sharing their thoughts, asking questions, and using information from texts to support their ideas.
Listen, Respond, and Build Understanding
Students practice active listening by responding to classmates' ideas, making connections, and expanding their thinking through meaningful conversations.
Think Deeply About Learning
Students reflect on important questions, compare ideas across multiple texts, and strengthen their understanding of the module's big concepts and themes.

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Formative Assessment

Embedded into the lesson

Used to assess if students are achieving the learning target

Exit tickets, graphic organizers, written responses

Individual or small group responses

Written, Oral, Discussions

Next Steps

Hannah Backus (2nd)

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The Focusing Question Task occurs about 3-6 times per module, specifically at the end of a focusing question arc. Student understanding should be assessed through a written or spoken response to a question that is similar, but not identical to, the focusing question. The purpose of these tasks is to gauge student progress toward understanding the module's essential question and meeting the focus standards. Something else I noticed: The module map also lays out an idea of when you should have students complete certain assessments.

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These can be summative or formative- asks students to apply a skill they already know to a new text. This can be a graphic organizer pointing to evidence, short answer questions, or perhaps in the form of an essay.

Students are doing more higher-level thinking here. Usually, these are done more independently and without too much support.

Seems to lay the ground work for socratic seminars and the end of module assessment

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Formative or Summative Assessment- can be a written response, such as an essay, or an oral presentation.

Student Friendly Version

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Teacher Version

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In the EOM task, students conclude everything they've learned. They need to demonstrate their understanding and ability by answering the EQ, using the texts to pull everything together.

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The EOM task can be a formal piece of writing or presentation focused on addressing a specific audience and purpose. This is a summative assessment.

From the Implementation Guide

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The EOM task occurs once per module, it's a summative assessment, and it assesses the students knowledeg, reading, writing, speaking, and language skills.

Example:

Grade 8 Module 1
Writing a portfolio of poems that demonstrates an understanding of ideas of the power of stories, the effects of descriptive and sensory language, narrative arc, and the relationship between content and structure.
Writing a cover letter explaining the story, the relationship between form and content, and an understanding of the power of storytelling.
Performing the poetry portfolio for an audience, with attention to poetic expression.

Frequency

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They do 2–3 per module

Often, but not always, timed to coincide with the end of a Focusing Question Arc or the end of a module