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=Stage 2 - Determine Acceptable Evidence.=

Role: A reporter, who will report on the major events of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Audience: The magazine //Harper's Magazine// Situation: Having students compare and contrast the northern and southern perspectives of the causes of the Civil War, and students will comment on these articles. Product/Presentation: Create an online article using comic life, that can have video clips within the article. This article will have major events of the Civil War and Reconstruction by using the technology of today. The students will present this to the class. Standards (Criteria from both rubrics - product and presentation): Comic Life Rubric: content 25%, presentation 10%, text element 20%, graphics 20%, layout 15%, mechanics 10% Presentation Rubric: enthusiasm 10%, stays on topic 25%, preparedness 20%, content 25%, collaboration with peers 10%, time-limit 10% || • Blog: will show the information for the many reasons of the start of the Civil War, which will have good links to more information on the Civil War. •// Garage Band: will be a project that presents the impact of the Reconstruction period on // the economy of the U.S. // • Comic Life: it will present the many reasons for the start of the Civil War. • WebQuest: Will have the obstacles that the U.S. faced during the Civil War and how the U.S. over came them during Reconstruction. • imovie: will show how the future was impacted by the Civil War. || • For self-assessment I would like my students to have a portfolio that they have built over time to show what they have learned. • For reflective-assessment at the end of the unit I will have my students answer the same questions I asked in the pre-assessment to see how much they have learned. || =Assessment Task Blue Print=
 * **Performance Task (Summary in G.R.A.S.P.S. form):** **(T)** ||
 * Goal: To have students go to the Civil War Era in a time machine from the present time, to report on the causes Civil War
 * Other Evidence (quizzes, test, prompts, observations, dialogues, work sample, etc.):**
 * **Other Evidence** **(OE)** ||
 * //•// Jeopardy: will be a game th// at ask questions on how the Civil War impacted the U.S. so greatly.
 * Student Self-Assessment and Reflection**
 * **Self-Assessment** **(SA)** ||
 * • For pre-assessment I will have my students answer a few questions about the Civil War era and Reconstruction period.

//**What understandings/goals will be assessed through this task?**// **(G)** E: History Grade 9 - Diploma E1: Historical knowledge, concepts, themes, and patterns. ||
 * **Understanding** || **Goal (MLR)** ||
 * • The Civil War's outcome impacted the U.S. greatly. || • MLR: Social Studies

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? 1850-1877 || • How the Civil War impacted the U.S. today. ||
 * **Big Ideas** || **Big Ideas** ||
 * • Civil War and Reconstruction

//**Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate understandings?**//
 * **Task Description:** **(T)** ||
 * As you and your group of friends are leaving school, a black van pulls up and your history teacher Mr. Sankey asks you to come with him. As the black van speeds through the streets, Mr. Sankey explains to you that the historical Harper's Magazine is trying to revive itself with the historical and news community. Through recent surveys and tests it has been brought to the magazine's attention that not enough or barely any of today's Americans realize that the Civil War was started for many reasons, and not just because of slavery. Mr. Sankey then explains that if you and your group of friends are ready for a challenge then you will be competing with four other groups for the best article of the month for the online Harper's Magazine. Mr. Saneky further explains that you will be traveling in a newly invented time machine back to the Civil War era, and will be given a cause for the Civil War, and either a Northern or Southern perspective on that certain cause. You maybe wondering what the prize is for the best article of the month for the online Harper's Magazine. If your group's article wins, then the editor of Harper's Magazine Ellen Rosenbush will select your article to be in the actual online Harper's Magazine. You will be given all the tools you need to make an online article for the magazine, so good luck, and do your best because this could be the start for a whole new career. ||

//**What student products/performances will provide evidence of desired understandings?**//
 * **Type II Product** || **Type of Presentation** ||
 * • Comic Life || • Oral Presentation ||

//**By what criteria will student products/performances be evaluated?**// • Presentation 10% • Text Elements 20% • Graphics 20% • Layout 15% • Mechanics 10% || • Enthusiasm 10% • Stays on Topic 25% • Preparedness 20% • Content 25% • Collaboration with peers 10% • Time-Limit 10% ||
 * **Product Criteria** || **Presentation Criteria** ||
 * • Content 25%
 * 2004 ASCD and Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe**