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Natalie Logan

EDUC 6731 Assessment for Student Learning

*Assessment Photo Album

*Purpose of Photo Album*This photo album is an overview of my unit on The Founders of Georgia: James Oglethorpe, Mary Musgrove, and Tomochichi.

*This album will allow the students to learn about life of each historical figure and compare and contrast their life of today to the life the historical figure of the past and identify the contribution each person made to help Georgia become a colony.

* The Founders of Georgia: James Oglethorpe, Mary Musgrove, and Tomochichi Interdisciplinary Unit

This unit is a second grade Social Studies and Language Arts Unit. It will teach students how Georgia became a colony, compare and contrast their life to the historical figure’s life of their choosing.

* Students will know…

the key details of the historical figure’s life

the contribution that each person make to help Georgia become a colony

the specific points the author makes to help Georgia become a colony

* Students will be able to…

apply grade level phonics to improve reading skills

Identify the important events in the story of how Georgia became a colony

Use the writing process to write a narrative that compares and

contrasts how their life is similar and different from the historical figure

*Learning Goals

*The students have to know key details of each historical figure’s life.

*Students will work in cooperative groups using the Think-Pair Share Strategy and create a tree map to answer the essential question: Which questions can I ask to identify the contributions James Oglethorpe, Mary Musgrove, and Tomochichi made to help Georgia become a colony?

*Students will use the writing process to write a narrative to compare and contrast their life to the historical figure’s life. The students will be working in small groups to create a narrative using Window Live Movie Maker or a Power Point Presentation.

*The Founders of Georgia Pre-Test

1. James Oglethorpe was king of England.

True False

2. Tomochichi and Mary Musgrove are Native Americas.

True False

3. Mary Musgrove was part Native American and part white.

True False

4. James Oglethorpe, Mary Musgrove and Tomochichi are the founders

of Georgia.

True False

5. Mary Musgrove was an awful interpreter.

True False

6. James Oglethorpe designed Yamacraw Bluff.

True False

7. The first city in Georgia is Atlanta.

True False

8. Tomochichi was the king of Savannah.

True False

*Pre-assessments

This is an ongoing assessment for the unit. As we are working through the unit, the students will complete the KWL chart as a way to self assess what we have learned.

The Founder of Georgia: James Oglethorpe, Mary Musgrove and Tomochichi

KWL Chart

What do we Know? What do we want to Know? What have we Learned?

* Social Studies Parent Survey

1. Do you have a computer in your home that your child can use?

Yes No

2. If no, do you have a family member with a computer that will allow you to use it?

Yes No

3. How much time does your child spend using your computer?

30 minutes 1 hour more than 1 hour

4. Do you have a computer in your home with Windows Movie Maker?

Yes No

5. If no, would you install it on your computer to help your child with a school

project?

Yes No

6. Have you ever used Windows Movie Maker to create a family movie?

Yes No

7. Will you allow your child to teach you how to use Windows Movie Maker to

create a family movie or a future school project?

Yes No

*Formative Assessments

*The students will create a double bubble map to compare their life to the life of the historical figure.

*The students will create a tree map to identify the contribution that each historical figure make to help Georgia become a colony.

*The Founders of GeorgiaTree Map

What contribution did each person make to help Georgia become a colony?

Founders of Georgia

James Oglethorpe Mary Musgrove Tomochichi

*Double Bubble Map

Student Name

MaryMusgrove

*Formative Assessment ChecklistFounder Of Georgia Tree Map

Students, you will use this checklist to self-assess your tree map.

1. Did you write at least one contribution for each historical figure? Yes No

2. Did you write it in a complete sentence?

Yes No3. Did each person in your group find at least one fact for each

founder of Georgia?

Yes No

Double Bubble MapStudents, you will use this checklist to self-assess your double bubble map.

1. Who are you comparing and contrasting to yourself.__________________

2. Did you compare how your food, clothing, home, and transportation are

alike? Yes No3. Did you contrast how your food, clothing, home, and transportation

are different? Yes No

*Formative Assessment Checklist

*Performance Assessment

*Goal: The goal of the performance task is to research a historical figure’s life then compare and contrast the life of James Oglethorpe, Mary Musgrove, or Tomochichi to their own life.

*Role: You are a historian and you will be traveling to the past to find out about the everyday life of James Oglethorpe, Mary Musgrove, and Tomochichi.

*Audience: Your audience of fellow students and teachers will need to understand how our lives of today are similar and different to lives of the historical figure.

*Situation: Your challenge is to try to communicate with Native Americans that are not able to speak English and have a different culture.

*Product, Performance, and Purpose: As a historian, you will create a Power Point Presentation or movie using Windows Live Movie Maker comparing and contrasting how your like is similar and different to the historical figure you choose.

* Rubric for Performance Task

Criteria 

Need Improvements1

Meets2

Exceeds3

Content Knowledge

Final Project does not demonstrate comparing or contrasting the historical figure’s life to your life in the area of food, clothing, home, transportation, and recreation

Final Project demonstrates comparing and contrasting the historical figure’s life to your life in the area of food, clothing, home, transportation, and recreation.

Final Project shows sophisticated understanding how to compare and contrast the historical figure’s life to your life in the area of food, clothing, home, transportation, recreation, communication, freedom and rights.

Performance The project is not effective. There are problem with the clarity and purpose. It is unclear whether the audience, purpose and context are established.

The project is effective. The ideas are presented in a clear, thorough way showing awareness of the audience, content and purpose.

The project is highly effective. The ideas are presented in an engaging, clear, thorough way which is mindful of the audience, content, and purpose.

Organization Audience cannot understand presentation because there is no logical sequence of information. 

Student presents information in logical sequence of events which audience can follow. 

Student presents information in logical, interesting sequence which audience can easily follow.

Creativity The students used 9 or few pictures within the project that did not compare and contract their life to the historical figure.

The students created a project that contained 10 pictures to compare and contract their life to the historical figure.

The students created a project the contained 10 or more pictures to compare and contract their life to the historical figure.

The Founders of Georgia: James Oglethorpe, Mary Musgrove, and TomochichiPowerPoint or Movie Maker Rubric

*Pencil and Paper Assessment

Fill in the blank.

1. Georgia became a colony when James Oglethorpe________________________________.

2. Since you live in the present, your life is _______________________________________.

Multiple choice

3. Which of the following contributions did Tomochichi make to help Georgia become a

colony?

a) He convinced King Georgia to start the colony of Georgia.

b) He allowed James Oglethorpe build the city of Savannah near Yamacraw Bluff.

c) He translated for James Oglethorpe.

d) He was the leader of Creek Indians.

4. Which of the following is a way that your life is different from the life of James

Oglethorpe, Mary Musgrove, and Tomochichi?

a) Food , clothing, transportation, and homes

b) Size, shape, and color

c) Boys, pets, and girls

d) Trees, water, and air

True or False

5. True or False Mary Musgrove did not translate for James Oglethorpe and Tomochichi.

6. True or False The transportation you have in the present is similar to the transportation that Tomochichi traveled in.

7. True or False Georgia became a colony when James Oglethorpe convinced the King of England to start the colony of Georgia.

8. True or False Your life is similar to the life of James Oglethorpe because of the foods you eat and the way homes are built.

Discussion Question

9 Discuss the contributions that James Oglethorpe, Mary Musgrove, and Tomochichi made to help Georgia become a colony.

10. Discuss how your life is different or similar to the life of James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove in terms of food, clothing, homes and transportation.

*Pencil and Paper Assessment