1. What is the Mifflin County School District benchmark on which the assessment task will focus?

2. Write the title of the assessment task which will engage students in demonstrating this benchmark. Describe the task.

Each student is given a copy of the book Mr. Tucket by Gary Paulsen. (Any appropriate reading selection can be used.) Some chapters are read as a group, some with partners, and some independently. Chapters are discussed as a group. New vocabulary words are highlighted, and comprehension skills are stressed. Following the reading, students are given directions for a diorama depicting a scene from the story. Students construct their scene and write an accompanying explanation of the scene on an index card..

3. What observable and measurable performance criteria will be used to judge what students know and/or can do?

4. Design a rubric or checklist to assess the task. Indicate the criteria needed for mastery.