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Designed by: James B.. Hagerty
Subject: English
Tona Y. Williams
Standard: Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening
James R. Searfoss
Level: 9
Barbara B. Jones
MIFFLIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSMENT TASKS
1. Write out the Mifflin County School District
benchmark on which the assessment task will focus.
Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening 1.4C
2. Write the title of the assessment task which will
engage students in demonstrating this benchmark. Describe the task.
Persuasive Writing
Using the writing process, students will plan and write a persuasive essay.
3. What observable and measurable performance criteria
will be used to judge what students know and/or can do?
-writes to a specific audience and with a specific purpose
-plans and organizes
-elaborates
-uses appropriate language
4. Design a rubric or checklist to assess the task.
Indicate the criteria needed for mastery.
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Audience/purpose |
Demonstrates highly effective word choice;
clearly states focus on persuasive task |
Demonstrates good word choice; states focus
on persuasive task |
Shows some good word choices; minimally
states focus |
Shows lack of attention to persuasive task |
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Organization |
Uses clear, consistent organizational
strategy |
Uses clear organizational strategy with
occasional inconsistencies |
Uses inconsistent organizational strategy;
presentation is not logical |
Demonstrates lack of organization |
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Elaboration |
Provides convincing, well-elaborated reasons
to support the position |
Provides two or more moderately elaborated
reasons to support the writer’s position |
Provides several reasons but few are
elaborated; only one elaborated reason |
Provides no specific reasons or does not
elaborate |
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Use of language |
Incorporates many transitions to create
clarity of expression; includes very few mechanical errors |
Incorporates some transition to help flow of
ideas; includes few mechanical errors |
Incorporates few transitions; does not
connect ideas well; includes many mechanical errors |
Does not connect ideas; includes many
mechanical errors |
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