S2+Alexander,Caitlin+Marie

=Stage 2 - Determine Acceptable Evidence.=

The presentation will be graded on: Content, Stays on Topic, Time Limit, Speaks Clearly, Preparedness || · Comic Life: Students will create a Comic Life describing the rise of Christianity in Rome. · Inspiration: Students will use Inspiration to create flow-charts to map out different hierarchies in the Roman Senate. · Glogster: Students will create a political poster, supporting or denouncing an emperor. · Podcast: Students will create a podcast, either supporting or denouncing the proposition to make Octavian the first Emperor of Rome. || · Post Activity Debates: Students will reflect on their discoveries by participating in post activity debates, sharing and critiquing their findings with their peers. · Portfolio: Students will create a portfolio, which contains all of their work for the entirety of the unit. || =Assessment Task Blue Print=
 * **Performance Task (Summary in G.R.A.S.P.S. form):** **(T)** ||
 * **Goal:** Create a section of a theme park based on the Augustan Age of the Roman Empire.
 * Role:** You are an intern assigned to create a concept for the Roman Empire section of the Theme park “The Land After Time.”
 * Audience:** The board of directors reviewing each separate concept for the sections of the theme park.
 * Situation:** The new theme park “The Land After Time” is currently in the development stage, and the company you are an intern for, Apogee Attractions, is asking its interns to submit different concepts for the Roman Empire section of the theme park.
 * Product/Presentation:** Students will present their concept through the use of a prezi.
 * Standards:** The prezis will be graded on: Content, Mechanics, Requirements, Originality, Sources
 * Other Evidence (quizzes, test, prompts, observations, dialogues, work sample, etc.):**
 * **Other Evidence** **(OE)** ||
 * · Blog: Students will keep a blog that follows/emulates the life of an historic figure from the Roman Empire.
 * Student Self-Assessment and Reflection**
 * **Self-Assessment** **(SA)** ||
 * · Journal: Students will keep a journal of their activities in the classroom, what they learned during the activity, and what they think they could improve on next time.

//**What understandings/goals will be assessed through this task?**// **(G)** || // Maine Learning Results: Social Studies - E. History // // E1 Historical Knowledge, Concepts, Themes and Patterns // ||
 * **Understanding** || **Goal (MLR)** ||
 * // Ancient Rome was a powerful empire, and the cultural, political, and military achievements of the empire are evident throughout the Western world. //

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? Roman Empire || • Roman Culture ||
 * **Big Ideas** || **Big Ideas** ||

//**Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate understandings?**//
 * **Task Description:** **(T)** ||
 * You are an intern working for big name theme park development company Apogee Attractions, and in a sudden turn of events the board of directors has decided to develop a new amusement park tentatively named “The Land After Time,” which is a theme park dedicated to teaching people of all ages about different periods of history while entertaining them. You, along with the other interns in your department, are given the opportunity to design the concept for the “Ancient Rome” section of the theme park, focusing specifically upon one specific time period during the Roman Empire. To do this, your team of interns must develop a prezi to present your fabulous and innovative ideas to the board of directors in order to convince them that your concept is the most entertaining and educational. Your prezi must include multiple graphics, and references to the prominent figures, places, and innovations of the time. ||

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

//**By what criteria will student products/performances be evaluated?**// Mechanics - 10% Requirements - 20% Originality - 10% Sources - 10% || · Content - 50% · Stays on Topic -20% · Time Limit - 10% · Speaks Clearly - 10% Preparedness - 10% ||
 * **Product Criteria** || **Presentation Criteria** ||
 * Content - 50%
 * 2004 ASCD and Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe**
 * 2004 ASCD and Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe**