Assessment


 * Formative
 * Guided and unguided classroom discussions
 * Questions/comments offered by students during read-aloud/think-aloud activities
 * Direct observation and interaction while students are engaged in completing graphic organizers for miscellaneous activities
 * Monitoring work within assigned groups- comments, questions, brainstorming, etc.
 * Summative
 * Documented completed prodecures and product of constructed models
 * Complete and accurate projects where concepts are applied to real-life scenarios
 * Components, final product, and presentation with respect to Webquest group activity
 * Completed graphic organizers with respect to comprehension building activities
 * Essay exam addressing selected topics from unit