Emily Ward

LIS 590SML

Assessment Assignment

Women’s Suffrage Poster/Pamphlet: Activity with Riding Freedom

Topic: _______________________________________________________________________________

Name:_______________________________________________________________________________

Assessing My Poster/PamphletDid I Complete All The Parts of the Project? Yes No Comments

Research

Did I cite my sources fully and correctly?

Writing

Did I use words that will convince my audience?

Overall Presentation

Did I choose a narrow topic related to the women's suffrage movement to research?

Did I find information from at least 3 high-quality sources?

While researching, did I take notes in my own words?

Did I present the most important information about my topic?

Did I organize my information into sections that make sense?

Did I carefully check my spelling, grammar, and punctuation?

Did I use an authoring software (like MS Word) to type my information?

Did I use formatting tools in that software, such as font, headings, word art, or columns, to arrange my information in a way that will attract my audience?

Did I include images from the internet or artwork to enhance my project?

Did I include a bibliography on the back of my poster or final section of my pamphlet?

Rating System for Checklist:

ResearchExceeds My research meets all four of the criteria. Meets My research meets three of the criteria.Approaches My research meets two of the criteria. Not met My research meets one or none of the criteria.WritingExceeds My writing meets all four of the criteria.Meets My writing meets three of the criteria.Approaches My writing meets two of the criteria.Not met My writing meets one or none of the criteria. Overall Presentation Exceeds My presentation meets all five of the criteria.Meets My presentation meets four of the criteria. Approaches My presentation meets three of the criteria. Not met My presentation meets two or fewer of the criteria.

Justification:

I chose to create an assessment for the project for which I will be writing my lesson plan. For this project, students will research a specific topic (important person, event, legislation, etc.) related to the women’s suffrage movement and create a poster or a pamphlet (like those popular in the day) advertising for that person/event/legislation. Since this is a lengthy, multi-part project, I thought the best and most clear way to assess the entire process would be to use a checklist.

The above checklist allows for multiple sections, representing each of the major parts of the project process. I like this because it shows that each part—research, writing, and overall presentation—are equally important for a successful project. Additionally, the checklist includes assessment of both qualitative criteria (such as attractiveness of presentation, persuasiveness of wording, and importance of information), as well as more nitty-gritty details (such as number of sources referenced, correctness of spelling/grammar, and type of authoring software used). Again, both types of qualities are critical for a successful project. To ensure students are aware of the implications of the checklist, I’ve also included a rating system that shows whether they are exceeding, meeting, approaching, or not meeting the expectations for the project.

While this checklist will definitely be administered at the end of the project, it can be used throughout the project as well, following each section of the process. This gives a chance for students to gauge their progress and receive feedback from teachers while they still have the opportunity to make adjustments and improvements. With this type of formative assessment, students have a greater chance of being successful, which is, of course, the goal of our job.