S2+Webb+Christopher

=Stage 2 Determine Acceptable Evidence.=

Role:You are an expert in government and politics and you have been chosen to represent a specific form of government Audience:You must address a panel of delegates from the new country Situation:You are presenting the delgation with information about your form of government in a debate style, the delegates will be able to ask the presenters questions after the delegates have had a chance to review the material Product/Presentation:You will produce an iMovie or comicbook about your form of government highlighting the key points such as the structure, function, and role of the citizenship Standards (criteria from both rubrics): Product: iMovie- Teamwork, Concept, Research, Storyboard, Script, Content Comicbook: Graphics & Pictures, Knowledge Gained, Attractiveness & Organization, Content-Accuracy, Spelling and Proofreading, Sources Presentation-Comprehension, Enthusiasm, Preparedness, Speaks Clearly, Posture and Eye Contact, Stays on Topic. || •Work samples will be handed in periodically to demonstrate that students understand and are keeping up with the material being presented •There will be a test at the end of the unit over the material which was covered included both structures of government and the role of citzens || •There will be a quiz at the beginning of the unit to assess students knowledge prior to being instructed •At the end of the unt students will pair up and interview one another to assess each others new knowledge and understanding || =Assessment Task Blue Print=
 * Performance Task (Summary in G.R.A.S.P.S. form): **(T)** ||
 * Goal:You will convince a group of people forming a new country what the best form of government to operate it would be
 * Other Evidence (quizzes, test, prompts, observations, dialogues, work sample, etc.):**
 * Other Evidence **(OE)** ||
 * •There will be two short quizzes throughout the unit, one over structures of government and the other over the role of the citizenry
 * Student Self-Assessment and Reflection**
 * Self-Assessment **(SA)** ||
 * •Students will write a reflection to be handed in after they present about their opinions and experiences during the project

//**What understandings/goals will be assessed through this task?**// **(G)** through and how those governments do so compared to the United States || •Maine Learning Results:Social Sciences B-Civics and Government Knowledge, Concepts, Themes, Patterns of Government ||
 * Understanding || Goal (MLR) ||
 * •There are various types of government which countries can operate

What criteria are implied in the standard(s) understanding(s) regardless of the task specifics? What qualities must student work demonstrate to signify that standards were met? Functions || •Different forms of government
 * Big Idea || Big Idea ||
 * • Different governments structured

Roles of citizens ||

//**Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate understandings?**//
 * //**Task Description:**// **(T)** ||
 * There has been an amazing discovery in the middle of the Atlantic, a new continent! Since there are no inhabitants people are rapidly flocking here to create new lives. The only problem is that there is no form of government. Experts from around the globe are gathering to present their ideas to the new inhabitants about which form of government should be implemented here. You are an expert in government and politics from your country and it is your job to develop a presentation to the delgates from the island and convince them to adopt your form of government. You will create an iMovie which highlights the key features of your government including its structure, function, operation, and role of the citizenship to present to the delegates. Your presentation should persuade them to adopt your form of government. ||

//**What student products/performances will provide evidence of desired understandings?**// or Comicbook || •Oral Presentation ||
 * Type II Product || Type of Presentation ||
 * •iMovie

//**By what criteria will student products/performances be evaluated?**// iMovie Comicbook || Presentation Criteria || •Concept Knowledge Gained •Reseach Attractiveness & Organization •Storyboard Content-Accuracy •Script Spelling and Proofreading •Content Sources || •Comprehension •Enthusiasm •Preparedness •Speaks Clearly •Stays on Topic •Content ||
 * Product Criteria
 * •Teamwork Graphics & Pictures
 * 2004 ASCD and Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe**