Authentic Assessment Activities and Rubrics - Glencoe

1 Authentic AssessmentActivities and RubricsWGC 08_AAAR_TP_878562-6 2/22/07 3:36 PM Page 1iiGlencoe World GeographyCopyright by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission is granted to reproduce thematerial contained herein on the condition that such material be reproduced only for classroom use; be providedto students, teachers, and families without charge; and be used solely in conjunction with World Geography andCultures. Any other reproduction, for use or sale, is prohibited without prior written permission of the all inquiries to: Glencoe /McGraw-Hill8787 Orion PlaceColumbus, Ohio 43240-4027 ISBN: 978-0-07-878562-7 MHID: 0-07-878562-6 Printed in the United States of America1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 047 10 09 08 07 Contributing WritersLINDA VAN WAGENENG rade 8 TeacherMemorial Middle SchoolRegion 15 Public SchoolsMiddlebury, ConnecticutBETH LARKINSG rade 6 TeacherRochambeau Middle SchoolRegion 15 Public SchoolsMiddlebury, ConnecticutSAM LEWBELG rade 7 & 8 TeacherRochambeau Middle SchoolRegion 15 Public Schools Middlebury, Connecticut0ii-viii_AA_878562 2/22/07 3:31 PM Page iiWorld Geography and CulturesiiiTable of 1 A Room Map.

2 31 Chapter 2 An Earth Museum .. 32 Chapter 3A Weather Map .. 33 Chapter 4A Nuclear Waste Disposal Editorial .. 34 Chapter 5A Geography Game .. 35 Chapter 6A Travel Brochure .. 36 Chapter 7A Resources and Trade Seminar .. 37 Chapter 8A Tribute to Rain Forests A Pamphlet .. 38 Chapter 9 Latin America An Ethnic Diversity Display .. 39 Chapter 10 Come Fly With Me! A Travel Brochure .. 40 Chapter 11 A Climate Poster .. 41 Chapter 12 A European Cultural Fair Display .. 42 Chapter 13 A Report on Improving Transportation .. 43 Chapter 14 A Land Use Survey .. 44 Chapter 15 Write a Folktale .. 45 Chapter 16 A Tribute to a World Leader .. 46 Authentic Assessment Activities0ii-viii_AA_878562 2/22/07 3:31 PM Page iiiivWorld Geography and CulturesChapter 17 A Geography Display .. 47 Chapter 18 Writing a Grant Application .. 48 Chapter 19 Technology A Catalyst for Change.

3 49 Chapter 20 Endangered Wildlife A Letter to the Editor .. 50 Chapter 21 Africa and the United States Preparing Graphs .. 51 Chapter 22 People and Their Environment It s in the News .. 52 Chapter 23 A South Asian Picture Glossary .. 53 Chapter 24 A South Asian Artifact Collection .. 54 Chapter 25 Save the Environment A Slide Show .. 55 Chapter 26 When Disaster Strikes A Short Story .. 56 Chapter 27 My Life The Story of an East Asian Student .. 57 Chapter 28 Go Team A Business Letter and Presentation .. 58 Chapter 29 A Business Plan .. 59 Chapter 30 Southeast Asia and Your State A Poster .. 60 Chapter 31 The Legacy of the Vietnam War A Letter to the Editor .. 61 Chapter 32 A Tour of Oceania A Photo Display .. 62 Chapter 33 A Profitable Play Writing a Script .. 63 Chapter 34 Woolly Wonders A New Zealand Brochure .. 640ii-viii_AA_878562 2/22/07 3:31 PM Page ivWorld Geography and CulturesvAnalysis Map of a LeaderClassroom Assessment List.

4 65 Scoring Rubric .. 66 AutobiographyClassroom Assessment List .. 67 Scoring Rubric .. 68 Bulletin Board DisplayClassroom Assessment List .. 69 Scoring Rubric .. 70 Business LetterClassroom Assessment List .. 71 Scoring Rubric .. 72 Cartoon, PoliticalClassroom Assessment List .. 73 Scoring Rubric .. 74 Cause-and-Effect EssayClassroom Assessment List .. 75 Scoring Rubric .. 76 Children s BookClassroom Assessment List .. 77 Scoring Rubric .. 78 DisplayClassroom Assessment List .. 79 Scoring Rubric .. 80 Drawing or an IllustrationClassroom Assessment List .. 81 Scoring Rubric .. 82 Editorial or Letter to the EditorClassroom Assessment List .. 83 Scoring Rubric .. 84 FolktaleClassroom Assessment List .. 85 Scoring Rubric .. 86 Geography GameClassroom Assessment List .. 87 Scoring Rubric .. 88 Grant ApplicationClassroom Assessment List.

5 89 Scoring Rubric .. 90 Classroom Assessment Lists and Scoring Rubrics0ii-viii_AA_878562 2/22/07 3:31 PM Page vviWorld Geography and CulturesGraph, Bar or LineClassroom Assessment List .. 91 Scoring Rubric .. 92 Idea/Web OrganizerClassroom Assessment List .. 93 Scoring Rubric .. 94 Information Problem SolvingClassroom Assessment List .. 95 Scoring Rubric .. 96 InterviewClassroom Assessment List .. 97 Scoring Rubric .. 98 InventionClassroom Assessment List .. 99 Scoring Rubric .. 100 Issue ControversyClassroom Assessment List .. 101 Scoring Rubric .. 102 Journal, GeographyClassroom Assessment List .. 103 Scoring Rubric .. 104 Land Use SurveyClassroom Assessment List .. 105 Scoring Rubric .. 106 MapClassroom Assessment List .. 107 Scoring Rubric .. 108 Management Plan, Cooperative GroupClassroom Assessment List .. 109 Scoring Rubric .. 110 Management Plan, IndividualClassroom Assessment List.

6 111 Scoring Rubric .. 112 Model, Three-DimensionalClassroom Assessment List .. 113 Scoring Rubric .. 114 Newspaper ArticleClassroom Assessment List .. 115 Scoring Rubric .. 1160ii-viii_AA_878562 2/22/07 3:31 PM Page viWorld Geography and CulturesviiOral Report with VisualsClassroom Assessment List .. 117 Scoring Rubric .. 118 Peer EditingClassroom Assessment List .. 119 Scoring Rubric .. 120 Persuasive WritingClassroom Assessment List .. 121 Scoring Rubric .. 122 PlayClassroom Assessment List .. 123 Scoring Rubric .. 124 Portfolio, GeographyClassroom Assessment List .. 125 Scoring Rubric .. 126 PosterClassroom Assessment List .. 127 Scoring Rubric .. 128 Research ReportClassroom Assessment List .. 129 Scoring Rubric .. 130 Scrap Book or Artifact CollectionClassroom Assessment List .. 131 Scoring Rubric .. 132 Slide Show or Photo EssayClassroom Assessment List.

7 133 Scoring Rubric .. 134 Travel BrochureClassroom Assessment List .. 135 Scoring Rubric .. 136 TributeClassroom Assessment List .. 137 Scoring Rubric .. 138 Weather MapClassroom Assessment List .. 139 Scoring Rubric .. 140 Writing FictionClassroom Assessment List .. 141 Scoring Rubric .. 1420ii-viii_AA_878562 2/22/07 3:31 PM Page vii0ii-viii_AA_878562 2/22/07 3:31 PM Page viiiWorld Geography and Cultures1 INTRODUCTIONA uthentic Assessment is a philosophy ofteaching and learning that asks stu-dents to use their knowledge and skills to produce a product that is as real-world or Authentic as the teacher can make it. Asstudents engage in Authentic assessmenttasks, they are learning as well as beingassessed. Therefore, the assessmentgoesbeyond being a final evaluation of a givenunit of study; instead, the instruction continues as the students produce work that demonstrates what they know and how they can apply their planning any authenticassessment,we must describe what it is that we want stu-dents to know and be able to do.

8 We maybegin by outlining the geographic issues andconcepts we want them to know, under-stand, and use. Then, we integrate otheressential skills and information from othercontent areas, such as literature, math, sci-ence, and the diagram below illustrates this approachto teaching and assessing an integrated geography Glencoe /McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, INTEGRATED GEOGRAPHY PROGRAMWorkHabitsSixEssentialElementsMat hProblemSolvingLiteratureScienceThe ArtsInformationProblemSolvingCommunicati onSkills001-030_AA_878562 2/22/07 3:33 PM Page 12 World Geography and CulturesWe use Authentic Assessment to judgethe quality of a student s responseto an Authentic Assessment Assessment task is designed to combinegeographic concepts with supporting infor-mation (often from other disciplines). Eachtask requires steady work habits as well asthe skills to communicate geographic under-standing to others.

9 The Authentic assessmenttask attempts to put the student in a real-world context so that classroom learningcan be put to Authentic uses. Tasks mayincorporate a number of themes and disci-plines or, like the examples below, focus on a given geographic THEWORLD INSPATIALTERMS:POSITION ONEARTH SSURFACEL ocating New LandsAs a first step in creating your own countryand drawing a map of it, you must identifythe climate zones of your country. Oneregion of your country must have one of thefollowing climates: tropical, humid subtropical,Mediterranean, or tundra. Draw a map ofyour country, name it, locate the capital, andgive the longitude and latitude coordinatesfor the PLACES ANDREGIONS: PHYSICALANDHUMANCHARACTERISTICSC ultural FairYou and a partner have been asked tocreate a display of cultural artifacts fromyour assigned country. Many aspects of yourcountry s culture should be represented. Yourgoal is to inform your audience (teachers,students, parents, and friends) about the distinctive things your country has to PHYSICALSYSTEMS: CREATING,SUSTAINING, ANDMODIFYINGECOSYSTEMSM ountain AdventuresAs the owners of All-Star Mountaineering Expeditions, you and a partner plan back-packing trips for adventurers in three different mountain ranges of the a travel brochure describing the three regions, including elevations of moun-tains, a history of volcanic activity, rivers andlakes, climate, and the animal, plant, andhuman communities the hikers are likely to HUMANSYSTEMS.

10 HUMANSINTERACTING ONEARTHL atin America A Blending of PeoplesCreate a bulletin board display that shows how the people of present-day Latin Americaare a blending of different ethnic with three Native American peoplesand show how European exploration andsubsequent waves of immigration resulted in the ENVIRONMENT ANDSOCIETY: HOWHUMANSINFLUENCEEARTHE nvironmental DatabaseWorking with a partner, choose threecountries or regions where people face significant environmental challenges. Create a database consisting of informationabout these challenges and the actions beingtaken to address them. Present your findingsin spreadsheet THEUSES OFGEOGRAPHY: HOWREGIONSFORM ANDCHANGEC ategorizing European RegionsA fifth-grade class is trying to understandthe concept of regional geography. Toillustrate that many different elements candefine a region, create an idea web showingthe different ways of assigning regions within Europe.