My final unit plan will assess students in various ways. I have not had the opportunity to consider in-depth the types and number of assessments I will utilize but the subsequent paragraphs will explain, in general terms, what I had in mind concerning this important portion of the unit plan.
My summative assessment will require students to write a short story of their own. In my unit plan, the last week and a half to two weeks will be devoted to students' writing. They will have time to handwrite, confer with the instructor and peers, type their story on the computers in the computer lab, and celebrate their writing by sharing it with an audience. They will utilize the knowledge and skills that they have gained through the previous two to three weeks in order to write an effective short story using the literary elements of plot, setting, and conflict.
Formative, or daily, assessment is a little more challenging for me to explain right now as I have not had the opportunity to flesh out any of the specific details of my daily lessons. In general, however, I plan to utilize the effective pre, during, and post reading strategies that we have learned about throughout the semester in order to assess students' prior knowledge as well as their understanding during and after the reading of various short stories. I envision using some graphic organizers, some interactive activities, multimedia, and daily free-writing exercises that will allow students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills and prepare them for the summative assessment described in the previous paragraph.
I apologize for the lack of detail in this post. If you happen to have any specific assessment ideas, methods, strategies, or activities that deal with short stories and/or plot/setting/conflict, I would absolutely love to hear them! Thank you!
I look forward to reading your blogs and learning about the assessments that you all came up with!
Courtney B.
