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A. Puley

Culminating Task

Research Project & Performance Task *Adapted from Nelson Literacy 5 – Early Civilizations Performance Task

Overall Expectations

Oral Communication: use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different

audiences for a variety of purposes.

Writing: Generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and

audience.

Draft and revise their writing, using a variety of informational, literary, and graphic forms and stylistic

elements appropriate for the purpose and audience.

Media: create a variety of media texts for different purposes and

audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques.

Reflect on and identify their strengths as media interpreters and creators,

areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in

understanding and creating media texts.

Task: A Virtual Poster on Glogster!

Introducing the Task

Tell students they will have an opportunity to bring together theirknowledge of early civilizations, their new strategies in reading and

writing, their powers of creativity, and their understanding of the

conventions of posters through this performance task.



A. Puley

Making A Poster: Ancient Civilization Museum Exhibit

Teacher Name: Mr. Puley

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY Level 480-100%

Level 370-79%

Level 260-69%

Level 150-59%

Application

Attractiveness The poster isexceptionally

attractive in terms

of design, layout,and neatness.

The poster isattractive in terms

of design, layout

and neatness.

The poster isacceptably

attractive though it

may be a bit messy.

The poster isdistractingly messy

or very poorly

designed. It is notattractive.

Graphics -

Relevance

All graphics are

related to the topicand make it easierto understand. All

borrowed graphics

have a sourcecitation.

All graphics are

related to the topicand most make iteasier to

understand. All

borrowed graphicshave a source

citation.

All graphics relate

to the topic. Mostborrowed graphicshave a source

citation.

Graphics do not

relate to the topicOR severalborrowed graphics

do not have a

source citation.

Graphics -

Originality

Several of the

graphics used onthe poster reflect a

exceptional degree

of student creativityin their creation

and/or display.

One or two of the

graphics used onthe poster reflect

student creativity in

their creationand/or display.

The graphics are

made by thestudent, but are

based on the

designs or ideas of others.

No graphics made

by the student areincluded.

Graphics -Clarity Graphics are all in

focus and thecontent easily

viewed and

identified.

Most graphics are

in focus and thecontent easily

viewed and

identified.

Most graphics are

in focus and thecontent is easily

viewed and

identified.

Many graphics are

not clear or are toosmall.

Communication

Expression andorganization of

ideas and

information (e.g.,clear expression,

logical

organization) inoral, visual, and

written forms.

…with a highdegree of

effectiveness

…withconsiderable

effectiveness.

…with someeffectiveness. …with limitedeffectiveness.



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Communication

for different

audiences and

purposes (e.g., use

of appropriate style,

voice, point of

view, tone) invisual and written

form.

…with a high

degree of

effectiveness

…with

considerable

effectiveness.

…with some

effectiveness.

…with limited

effectiveness.

Use of conventions (e.g., grammar,

spelling,

punctuation, usage),

vocabulary, and

terminology

taught in this unit.


effectiveness

…withconsiderable

effectiveness.

…with someeffectiveness.

…with limitedeffectiveness.

Thinking and Inquiry

Use of planning

skills

(e.g., generating

ideas,gathering

information,

focusing research,organizing

information)


effectiveness

…withconsiderable

effectiveness.



Knowledge and Understanding

Student canaccurately answer

all questions related

to facts in the posterand processes used

to create the poster


effectiveness

…withconsiderable

effectiveness.



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