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Each Performance Task will have a written and oral presentation that displays our students' ability to think critically in the following areas. See here for performance task examples (pg. 15) https://drive.google.com/a/uschybridhigh.org/file/d/0B1QeDT-0Vazranl4TzBXbmpoZkk/edit?usp=sharing
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Key thought processes to develop within each Ednovate scholar3 - Proficient 2 - Emerging1 - Needs Improvement
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SignificanceWhy is this important? Why should I care? Performance Task expresses insights that:
- Show importance of key concepts in information to other larger or more specific topics
- Demonstrate personal understanding and meaning		Distinguished responses. Demonstrates exceptional critical thinking and understanding, answers all questions completely, poses new questions, demonstrates skills and concepts in an exceptional manner.Competent Responses. Convincing; demonstrates skills and understanding in almost all regards, makes appropriate connections, answers questions completely, clearly, and effectively.Inadequate responses. Needs improvement in several areas, unclear or incomplete, insufficient demonstration of skills or understanding. Re-do.
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PerspectiveWho says? How do the author’s experiences influence the ideas presented?
What prior knowledge am I bringing to the problem?		Performance Task:
- Considers multiple perspectives.
- Demonstrates understanding of subtleties and differences among perspectives.
- Detects bias, stereotypes, overgeneralizations, associations		Distinguished responses. Demonstrates exceptional critical thinking and understanding, answers all questions completely, poses new questions, demonstrates skills and concepts in an exceptional manner.Competent Responses. Convincing; demonstrates skills and understanding in almost all regards, makes appropriate connections, answers questions completely, clearly, and effectively.Inadequate responses. Needs improvement in several areas, unclear or incomplete, insufficient demonstration of skills or understanding. Re-do.
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EvidenceWhat argument is being made? What facts are used to support the argument? How
do I know they are fact versus opinion?		Performance Task:
- Organizes work in an understandable and compelling manner.
- Shows clear understanding of issues and concepts.
- Demonstrates ability to research key issues		Distinguished responses. Demonstrates exceptional critical thinking and understanding, answers all questions completely, poses new questions, demonstrates skills and concepts in an exceptional manner.Competent Responses. Convincing; demonstrates skills and understanding in almost all regards, makes appropriate connections, answers questions completely, clearly, and effectively.Inadequate responses. Needs improvement in several areas, unclear or incomplete, insufficient demonstration of skills or understanding. Re-do.
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ConnectionHow does this work connect to me? How has it been influenced by the
past? How could it affect the future?		Expresses insights that:
- Link concepts and issues with those from other subjects
- Show how research connects to other topics, careers, local issues		Distinguished responses. Demonstrates exceptional critical thinking and understanding, answers all questions completely, poses new questions, demonstrates skills and concepts in an exceptional manner.Competent Responses. Convincing; demonstrates skills and understanding in almost all regards, makes appropriate connections, answers questions completely, clearly, and effectively.Inadequate responses. Needs improvement in several areas, unclear or incomplete, insufficient demonstration of skills or understanding. Re-do.
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SuppositiionHow would my life be different if this wasn’t true or never happened? What would
happen if you changed part of the problem?		Draws conclusions from evidence to:
- Hypothesize or imagine other issues relevant to this topic
- Respond to "What if?" questions and changes of circumstance		Distinguished responses. Demonstrates exceptional critical thinking and understanding, answers all questions completely, poses new questions, demonstrates skills and concepts in an exceptional manner.Competent Responses. Convincing; demonstrates skills and understanding in almost all regards, makes appropriate connections, answers questions completely, clearly, and effectively.Inadequate responses. Needs improvement in several areas, unclear or incomplete, insufficient demonstration of skills or understanding. Re-do.
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Knowledge of Self What comes of interactions with my (community, nation, world?)
How did this experience affect me (within my community, nation, world?)
How have I changed as a result of this process?		What might this look like?
- Reflection that highlights your path to humility (how did you realize that you in fact might not have all the answers?)
- Reflection that highlights your path towards self-actualization (narratives that deeply describe what experiences led you to feel like you have found your purpose or at least one of them) 		Distinguished responses. Demonstrates exceptional critical thinking and understanding, answers all questions completely, poses new questions, demonstrates skills and concepts in an exceptional manner.Competent Responses. Convincing; demonstrates skills and understanding in almost all regards, makes appropriate connections, answers questions completely, clearly, and effectively.Inadequate responses. Needs improvement in several areas, unclear or incomplete, insufficient demonstration of skills or understanding. Re-do.
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Written CommunicationDistinguished responses. Demonstrates exceptional critical thinking and understanding, answers all questions completely, poses new questions, demonstrates skills and concepts in an exceptional manner.Competent Responses. Convincing; demonstrates skills and understanding in almost all regards, makes appropriate connections, answers questions completely, clearly, and effectively.Inadequate responses. Needs improvement in several areas, unclear or incomplete, insufficient demonstration of skills or understanding. Re-do.
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Oral CommunicationDistinguished responses. Demonstrates exceptional critical thinking and understanding, answers all questions completely, poses new questions, demonstrates skills and concepts in an exceptional manner.Competent Responses. Convincing; demonstrates skills and understanding in almost all regards, makes appropriate connections, answers questions completely, clearly, and effectively.Inadequate responses. Needs improvement in several areas, unclear or incomplete, insufficient demonstration of skills or understanding. Re-do.
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