This summative assessment assignment came up at just the right time because I needed to design one anyway for the unit that I am going to start soon. I wanted to create a unit that is high interest for the students and ended with a fun project. We are going to work on research and persuasive writing skills, which can be kind of daunting for some students so it is important to research something interesting.Most of my students seem to be pretty into animals so that seemed like a natural fit. The endangered species aspect adds some controversy and higher order thinking.
For the most part, I come up with everything that I teach at Miller and that can be really difficult and time consuming. However, for this unit one of the instructional coaches is helping me brainstorm and find some texts and resources to use. We started with the end goal first and worked back from there. Having the summative assessment all figured out before we start the unit is going to give the students something to look forward to as we get into the nitty gritty research bit at the beginning. It seemed more engaging to make this project at the end something that the students could potentially share outside of the school community. That way they feel like they are doing something more relevant and meaningful.
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