Ideas and actions can cause a shift in thinking and change the course of history.

Where we are in place and time Exhibition Assessment Rubric 2012

Beginning Understandings I can: identify a spark share my spark in a simple way Beginning to Meet Expectations I can: connect my spark to my life to this point describe details about my spark to others Meeting Expectations I can: connect my spark to my life to this point, the way things are today and my ideas for the future use my research to explain why I believe a shift of thinking is important I conveyed a sense of energy that made my work obvious to others I chose strategies carefully and chose to use the most effective ones Exceeding Expectations I can: make deep connections between my spark and my life to this point, the way things are today and my ideas for the future use my research to justify why I believe a shift of thinking is important I conveyed a strong sense of energy that inspired others I continuously evaluated and refined the strategies I chose to make them more effective I can: justify the shift I want to see in the future provide evidence for my predictions about the consequences of this shift from multiple perspectives

Spark

I am passionate about this issue and I am motivated to bring about change.

Energy

I create excitement about my passions and express it in a way that inspires others.

I demonstrated limited energy I chose a strategy to create energy

I started to convey a sense of energy that raised awareness of what I was doing I chose strategies that I thought would work best

Shift

I know what shift I want to see happen and I know what the future will look like when it happens.

I can: identify the shift I want to see in the future make a guess about the consequences of this shift

I can: describe the shift I want to see in the future make predictions about the consequences of this shift

I can: explain the shift I want to see in the future provide evidence for my predictions about the consequences of this shift

My effort throughout the Exhibition

No effort The shifts created by my work

High effort

No shift Student Comment:

Significant shift

Teacher Comment: