to Inform Our Practice and Improve Student Learning English Learner Achievement: Our Collective Responsibility Session Outcomes 1. Understand the importance of knowing your purpose and expectations for each assessment 2. Engage in a process for analyzing student work that provides information for instruction as well as student feedback Agenda Welcome and overview of the session Assessment as Part of Continuous Improvement Knowing Your Purpose and Expectations Implications for Teacher Practice Implications for Student Feedback Closing Ticket Out the Door Students can hit any target that they know about and that stands still for them. Rick Stiggins Humanities
Task Analysis for Production Student Learning Goal For what content and language will students be held accountable? Students will understand differences between people s lives in the Paleolithic and Neolithic ages by contrasting three features in a five-paragraph essay. Sample Student Response What do you expect students to say and/or write? By comparing the Paleolithic and Neolithic age, it became clear that they were very different in how they got their food, where they lived, and skills they developed. In the Paleolithic age people had to hunt and gather for their food. People also made stone tools and houses were temporary. In the Neolithic age people were able to stay in one place, plant crops, and domesticate animals. People also started making iron and metal tools. One notable difference is how they got their food. In the Paleolithic age, people had to hunt and gather for their food. People also moved often so they could follow the animals they hunted. While people hunted they would sometimes get hurt or killed. However, in the Neolithic age, people learned how to plant crops and domesticate animals. Due to this development, they were able to create a stable food supply and stay in one place. Another way people differed is in how and where they lived. In the Paleolithic age people were known as nomads. This meant that people didn t have a permanent home and were always moving. They would make tent-like structures or stay in a cave, then keep moving. In contrast, in the Neolithic age people had permanent houses. They made their houses out of mud bricks with high openings to protect them from animals. This also protected people from harsh weather and made their lives more comfortable. In addition, they developed new ways of cooking and began living in larger communities. A final difference is in the skills they developed. In the Paleolithic age, people's main job was to find enough food to survive. People only made stone tools. On the other hand, in the Neolithic age, people had a stable food supply and were able to develop new jobs. Some jobs were weavers, basket makers, tool makers, and traders. Since people were able to specialize in different jobs they were able to get work done faster and have more free time. In this free time people made their surroundings more beautiful by decorating pottery and polishing stones. People in the Paleolithic and Neolithic age differed in how they got food, how they lived, and the skills they developed. Paleolithic people had moved on from hunting and gathering to domesticating animals and planting crops. Permanent shelters resulted in bigger communities, better tools, and new jobs. This shows that the Neolithic age was better than the Paleolithic age in many ways. Function Which language function(s) will students be expected to use? 2 Cause and Effect Proposition and Support 1 Compare and Contrast Sequencing 3 Description and Elaboration Bricks What content-specific language will students be expected to know and use? Paleolithic age, Neolithic age, skills, agriculture, crops, hunt and gather, nomad/nomadic, domesticate/domesticated animals, stable food supply, specialization, temporary/permanent shelters Mortar What functional words and phrases will students be expected to know and use? Compare & Contrast: comparing, different, differed, difference, however, in contrast, on the other hand Cause & Effect: because, since, so, resulted in Description & Elaboration: also, in addition, were known as, his was called, this meant that, they even
Criteria 4 3 2 1 Demonstrates poor understanding of differences for people living in the Paleolithic and Neolithic ages; utilizes generalizations without adequate support Poor introductory, concluding statements which do not support topic Has limited skill in using content vocabulary, phrases, and clauses Neglects or misuses academic language, which detracts from the formal style Humanities Essay Rubric Paleolithic versus Neolithic Content Historical knowledge Understanding the main idea and use of details from the text on the Paleolithic and Neolithic ages Demonstrates a thorough and critical understanding of three differences for people living in the Paleolithic and Neolithic ages; effectively integrates appropriate examples throughout the essay Demonstrates a sound understanding of three differences for people living in the Paleolithic and Neolithic ages; chooses adequate examples for each of the supporting paragraphs Shows some understanding of differences for people living in the Paleolithic and Neolithic ages, but misconstrues certain aspects; develops ideas with some facts and general details Writing skills Use of introduction, conclusion to support form and content of a five paragraph essay conclusion successfully support the form and topic conclusion generally support the form and topic conclusion are adequate, but may not fit writing strategy Language Mortar Bricks Use of appropriate content vocabulary, phrases, and clauses: Paleolithic and Neolithic, hunter/gatherer, nomad/nomadic, agriculture, crops, domesticated animals, stable food supply, specialization, temporary/ permanent shelters Use of functional academic language and formal style with an emphasis on compare and contrast words: comparing, different, differed, difference, however, in contrast, on the other hand Writing is marked by a thoughtful and fluent use of content vocabulary, learned phrases, and clauses Explores the topic with fluent use of a range of academic language and consistently writes in a formal style with sentence variety Writing includes appropriate use of content vocabulary, phrases, and clauses Displays sound use of a variety of academic words and phrases and generally writes in a formal style Demonstrates adequate use of content vocabulary, phrases, and clauses Uses some academic language, but may disregard some of the more formal stylistic choices; may repeat familiar academic words too often
Criteria 4 3 2 1 Demonstrates poor understanding of the readings and does not use them appropriately; utilizes generalizations without adequate support Poor introductory, concluding statements which do not support topic Humanities Essay Rubric Content Historical knowledge Understanding and use of assigned reading; includes important details from the text [specify expectations] Demonstrates a thorough and critical understanding of the readings; effectively integrates appropriate examples throughout Demonstrates a sound understanding of the readings; chooses some adequate examples Shows some understanding of the readings, but misconstrues certain aspects; develops ideas with some facts and general details Writing skills Use of introduction, conclusion to support form and content of essay conclusion successfully support the form and topic conclusion generally support the form and topic conclusion are adequate, but may not fit writing strategy Language Mortar Bricks Use of appropriate content vocabulary, phrases, and clauses [specify expectations] Use of functional academic language and formal style [specify function(s) and expectations] Writing is marked by a thoughtful and fluent use of content vocabulary, learned phrases, and clauses Explores the topic with fluent use of academic language and consistently writes in a formal style with sentence variety Writing includes appropriate use of content vocabulary, phrases, and clauses Displays sound use of academic language and generally writes in a formal style Demonstrates adequate use of content vocabulary, phrases, and clauses Uses some academic language, but may disregard some of the more formal stylistic choices Has limited skill in using content vocabulary, phrases, and clauses Neglects or misuses academic language, which detracts from the formal style
Student #1 Paleolithic vs Neolithic The Paleolithic and Neolithic Age differed in how people got food, where they lived, and the skills they developed One way in the Paleolithic age they had to hunt and gather their food because their food supply wasn't staple. Also they had to move place to place. The Neolithic age didn't have to hunt and move place to place and domesticate animals. The paleolithic Age had to follow their food because the food supply wasn't stable also it was dangerous because someone could have gotten killed. Another way in the Paleolithic Age, when they hunted for food they had to follow their food to hunt them. Also it was dangerous because hunting was dangerous for them. In the neolithic Age, something hapin they did not had to hunt for food they farmd and they domesticate animal also they did not had to move. A final way is they differed is in how they lived and where did they lived. The Neolithic Age, they made their house out of dry clay. Also they were the first real communities. They had to dig holes make food they put hot stones and water to cook. The neolithic age they mad pots and they decorated them. Also they could trade for thing they wanted and don't they also trade resources. The neolithic age, when they were the first one to make communities it allowed people to organize.
Student #2 paleolithic vs. neolithic The paleolithic and neolithic age differed in several ways. They differed in where they lived, how people got food and the skills they developed. First, in the paleolithic Age, people hunted and gathered, they had to move to other places and hunt wild animals and some people got injured.in the neolithic Age, can farm and domslide animals. Second, they differed in where they lived in the paleolithic Age they live in caves and tents.in the neolithic Age they bulid perment homes and put strong stone walls and put there food supply. Finally, people differed in the skills in the paleolithic Age, there hunt in greer because they don t have a suduly food supply.in the neolithic Age people jods are farmers, weavers,basket makers, toolmakers and traders. the paleolithic and neolithic age differed in several ways.they have differed skills developed.
Student #3 Old Stone Age to New stone Age The Paleolithic and Neolithic Age differed in several ways. They differed in how they found food, where they developed skills. In the Paleolithic Age people were like old school, but in the Neolithic Age people were doing things easier. People had more jobs, but they had people doing each type of things. One way they differed is in how people would go and get food. In the Paleolithic Age, people hunted and gathered their food, but it would run out. However in the Neolithic Age people would just harvest and farm the food. They also domesticated animals so later they can kill them and eat the sheep, goats, and cattle. All of this was called agriculture. With agriculture they could create a stable food supply. Another way they differed is in how they made houses. In the Peleolithic Age, people live in caves made rough tentlike structuers. However in the Neolithic Age people would make homes out of bricks and mud. They sometimes use stones and branches for roofs and walls. In the Neolithic Age peoples homes they had several rooms. But in the Paleolithic Age peole would live in caves with no rooms and it would get crowded. A final way they differed is in how they developed skills. In the Paleolithic Age people wouold only worry about having enough food. However in the Neolithic Age people would have farms so they made new jobs. Some of thier jobs were weavers, basket weavers, toolmakers, and traders. With everyone having a job peope would finish faster. In the Paleolithic Age people the only job was to find food. In conclusion by comparing the Paleolithic Age and Neolithic Age, it became clear that they were very different in finding food, making houses, and developing skills. In the paleolithic Age people only cared to survive. In the Neolithic Age people wanted to make thier surroundings beautiful. So in the Neolithic Age people had better lives in the Paleolithic Age peoples lives were hard.
Student #4 The Difference of Paleolithic Age and Neolithic Age By comparing the Paleolithic Age and Neolithic Age, it became clear that they were very different in how people got food,where they lived, and the skills they developed. The most noticeable difference is in how they got their food. In the Paleolithic Age, they got their food by hunting. In the Neolithic Age they got their food by making farms that are stable. Another notable difference is in how the Paleolithic Age developed like for food and tools for armor. In the Neolithic Age they learned how to raise animals and how plant crops. The most noticeable difference is in how they lived. In the Paleolithic Age, lived in tents and caves. They lived in tents and caves because they had to move one place to another to hunt animals. However in the Neolithic Age lived in permanent structure. The houses were very important for shelter for bad weather, to cook, and to sleep. Another noticeable difference is in how the skills they developed. In the Paleolithic Age, skills they diveloped enough food to survive to provide there food. Another noticable thing of the Neolithic Age developed more speacialized skills. The Neolitghic Age wanted to survive to make there surroundings beautiful. The devolpment of different encouraged people to craft much more in the community. The Paleolithic Age and the Neolithic Age differed in several ways. They differed in how people got food, where they lived, and how the skills they developed.
Student #5 The Paleolithic Age and Neolithic Age The Paleolithic and Neolithic Age are different in several ways. They differed in many ways such as how people got food, where they live, and what skills they developed. The Paleolithic and Neolithic was even before when history was written. First in the in the Paleolithic Age people got food by hunting and gathering but, there food was still not stable. They even looked for plants to get more food. They also had to run in the sun and hunt for animals and plants so they can eat. The Neolithic people eat by growing crops for food. They also raise animals like chicken for their eggs and other things. They can also don t have to run in the hot sun for food. Second the Paleolithic Age used shelter in caves, but they have to go find another place to go somewhere else because they don t have stable food supplies, like if there is no more food in that place they have to go somewhere else. In the Neolithic Age People live in round or rectangular houses and they don t have to move to other places. They don t have to move to other places because they have stable food supplies by growing crops and raising animals. Finally in the Paleolithic Age and the Neolithic Age the skills that they developed. In the Paleolithic Age the skills was only hunting and gathering. They can t do much because they did not have time they had to hunt and gathering so they can t do much. In the Neolithic Age the skills were many things. They do a lot of crafting because they divided the work that needs to be done and they have time to do other thing like crafting and decorating pots. By comparing the Paleolithic and Neolithic Age, it became clear that they were very different in how they got food, where they lived, and what skills that they developed and I also like Neolithic Age caused there brain developed unlike the Paleolithic Age.