S2+Oliver,+Nicholas

toc =Stage 2: Determine Acceptable Evidence.=

Role: You are a historian who works for a company that makes history documentaries. Audience: Your audience is a committee that works for a history web site. They are deciding whether or not your digital story will be put on their web site. Situation: You need to create a digital story about the Bolshevik Revolution that tells the committee the key events leading up to the revolution and the reason why these points are important. Product/Presentation: You will create a digital story telling the web site committee about the Bolshevik Revolution. Standards (criteria from both rubrics): Digital Story: Key Points 30%, Explanation of Key Points 15%, Use of Images 15%, Music/Soundtrack 15%, Accuracy of Information 15%, Flow 10%. Presentation: Attentiveness In Class 50%, Intro to the Digital Story 25%, Technology Prepared 25%. || • Test- Unit Test on the Revolution and the events leading up to it. • Presentation- The presentation is the Performance Task. || • Portfolio of work- After the unit test, the student will show the teacher his or her progression. • Blog thoughts of their findings- After the portfolio conference, the students will blog about their experience with the unit. || =Assessment Task Blue Print=
 * Performance Task (Summary in G.R.A.S.P.S. form): **(T)** ||
 * Goal: Your task is to find out why the Bolshevik Revolution happened by researching the past half century and determining the key factors.
 * Other Evidence (quizzes, test, prompts, observations, dialogues, work sample, etc.):**
 * Other Evidence **(OE)** ||
 * • Quiz- Quiz on the events leading up to the Russian Revolution.
 * Student Self-Assessment and Reflection**
 * Self-Assessment **(SA)** ||
 * • Interview- The students will interview with the teacher for fifteen minutes.

//**What understandings/goals will be assessed through this task?**// **(G)**
 * Understanding || Goal (MLR) ||
 * •The Russian revolution happened for many reasons, two of which are the need for equality and the hatred of absolutism. || •Maine Learning Result Social Studies E1 ||

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?
 * Big Idea || Big Idea ||
 * •Russian Revolution. || • Understanding the needs of the people. ||

//**Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate understandings?**// You are a historian who works for a company that makes history documentaries. Your task is to find out why the Bolshevik Revolution happened by researching the past half century and determining the key factors. Your audience is a committee that works for a history web site. They are deciding whether or not your digital story will be put on their web site. You need to create a digital story about the Bolshevik Revolution that tells the committee the key events leading up to the revolution and the reason why these points are important. ||
 * //**Task Description:**// **(T)** ||

//**What student products/performances will provide evidence of desired understandings?**//
 * Type II Product || Type of Presentation ||
 * • Movie Maker || • Presentation ||

//**By what criteria will student products/performances be evaluated?**// • Explanation of Key Points 15% • Use of Images 15% • Music/Soundtrack 15% • Accuracy of Information 15% • Flow 10% || • Attentiveness In Class 50% • Intro to Digital Story 25% • Technology Prepared 25% ||
 * Product Criteria || Presentation Criteria ||
 * • Key Points 30%
 * 2004 ASCD and Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe**