Assessment Plan

Entry-Level Formative

Summative

1) Term Quiz (with technology) 2) Discussion paired with a quickwrite 3) Brainstorm timeline of important events.

1) Flashcards (important battles/events) 2) Timeline notes 3) Political Poster 4) Quiz (battles) 5) Blog/discussion board

1) Timeline poster of important events 2) Graphic Organizer on the lasting effects of the Civil War 3) Prezi Re-teach Presentation each group focusing on a particular issue/event. (leading to test)

Entry-Level
Term Quiz
The term quiz will include terms that will be Students will brainstorm From the students quick writes, as a class, used frequentley in pairs their ideas students will come up throughout the Civil War surrounding the Civil Unit (i.e. Confederation War. There wil be a short with a list of events the find important (those or abolition). Depending class discussion which that are mentioned in on the technology will lead students to have more than two avaiable students will two minutes to write a quickwrites). From this write their answer on an wuick write. For one list of 'important' events, individual whiteboard or minute students will students will begin to via i-clickers. In other write about what they form an important event words this 'quiz' will be already know/learned timeline Throughout the more like a survey. from the group unit students will help discussion and the assisst the teacher in second minute quick adding to the timeline (a write will discuss what running timeline in other they wish to words). This timeline will learnthroughout the help students with their unit. final timeline project at the end of the unit.

Discussion paired with a Quick Write

Brainstorming a Timeline

Formative
Flashcards Timeline Political Posters
Flashcards will be Students will Students will be made individually continue their notes paird off and each Towards the end of and throughout the on important pair will pull a piece the unit Students unit students will events/dates of paper labeled will have a chance to have the chance to durning the Civil War either Union or write what they have quiz one another in by adding these to Confederate (there learned and the order to study for their notebook as will be even amount importance that the unit final test. well as having a class of Union and followed the Civil These flascards will discussion to add it Confederate pairs). War via a blog. included: at least to the classes Each pair will then Studnets will then five major battles, powerpoint. create a political reply to at least two three important poster convey why other students Union and three individuals should asking questions and important join their side using reviewing their Confederate socail and economic analysis of the after individuals, and four reasons. effects. important political documents.

Blog/ Discussion Board

Summative
Timeline Graphic Organizer Prezi Presentation
Students will create a Each graphic organizer Students will be timeline using a media divided into groups of group will then create The Final Exam will consist of terms and of their choosing a prezi presentation three to four (prezi, poster, etc.); imoprtant using their graphic individuals and given a however, the media specific time period or battles/events. organizer for being used must be There will be 20 assistance. While each event. Each group will approved by the multiple choice then create a graphic group presents , each teacher. The timeline organizer about their student will evalute answers and three will demonstrate what their classmates and event that will short essays (there the students deem write down notes eventually be turned will be five prompt important in the from each into a Prezi and students will events that took place presentation (except Presentation. choice to write on during the Civil War. their own). Evaluting three of the topics at There are only two other presentations hand). dates that must be will be apart of the included in each students final timeline (the presentation grade. beginning and the end of the Civil War dates)

Final Exam