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Research Formative Assessment Resources 2008-2009 Archive

Quad D Lesson Plan

Research Standards

4-19-10** Survey Project R. 2.3 L&S 2.2 d || Writing Questions Excel Instructions Computer Lab: Begin to Create Excel Charts (Thursday) || Conducting the Survey
 * //**WEEKLY LESSONS**// || //**INSTRUCTION/PRACTICE in ELD**// || //**INSTRUCTION/PRACTICE in CAHSEE/READING**// ||
 * **Week 1:

Friday: Survey Reflection [|SURVEY RUBRIC-2010.doc] || 4-26-10** R. 2.4 R .2.5 || Computer Lab: Finish Excel Charts
 * **Week 2:

Source 1: Irish Immigration

This source is from America.gov, which offers transations of its articles in several languages. || Computer Lab: Give students time to write summaries for each paragraph of the article. Schedule lab time for Monday or Friday for best results (because of the testing schedule). Students will get a copy of the article in English. It's a tough article, but your lab time will give them a chance to view the article in their primary language. On your wikispace, link to the articles listed below. Have students use the translations to help them write a summary of each paragraph. We will be reading the article in English in ELD. 5-3-10** || Finish Source 1.
 * [|Irish Immigrants in the United States-English.pdf]
 * [|Irish Immigrants in the United States-Spanish.pdf]
 * [|Irish Immigrants in the United States-Arabic.pdf]
 * [|Irish Immigrants in the United States-Persian.pdf]
 * [|Irish Immigrants in the United States-Russian.pdf] ||
 * **Week 3:

Source 2: [|The Chinese-American Experience_ An Introduction.pdf] 5-10-10** || Source 3: [|Nativism.pdf]
 * Yappr video on Angel Island || [|Immigration Time Line]: Ask students to read article and create a different section of the time line to post around the room. Create a title, explanation and visual for each section. ||
 * **Week 4:
 * Abridged by Devine

Research write-ups/quote integration [|Source Write-Up Sheet.pdf] [|IntroducingQuotes.ppt] || Computer Lab: Type write-ups 5-17-10** WS. 1.7 || Works Cited Page [|MLA_Web_Page_Citation.png] [|MLA PP.ppt] || Computer Lab: Type Works Cited Page (We will do this in ELD) Continue to type write-up || 5-24-10** || Continue with Works Cited Page Body Paragraphs: Teach students to write topic sentences, introduce the quotes, and concluding sentences.
 * Our prompt asks students to articulate how immigrants to the US were treated by those who were born in the US. Therefore, students will find quotations that explain how immigrants were treated.
 * Students will fill out the source write ups in ELD and then they will type the information into a Word file in their support classes. This will facilitate putting everything together for their research papers. ||
 * **Week 5:
 * **Week 6:

[|Research Essay Prompt.pdf]
 * This file is both the prompt as well as an outline.

Templates for Body Paragraphs: [|Research Body Paragraph 1 Template Beginning ELD.pdf] [|Research Body Paragraph 2 Template Beginning ELD.pdf] [|Research Body Paragraph 3 Template Beginning ELD.pdf] || Computer Lab: Typed Works Cited and quotes due by the end of the day on Friday in ELD for editing marks. Some students can type body paragraphs if finished with topic sentences and introduction of quotes. || 5-31-10** WS. 1.4,1.5,1.6 || Write Introduction Introduction to editing marks [|Editing_Notes.pdf] || Computer Lab: Type Introduction and body Fix Works Cited quotes by using editing marks Introduction due in ELD by the end of the day on Friday for editing marks || 6-7-10** || Edit Introduction Finish Writing Body Write Conclusion Fix Introduction by using editing marks Body paragraph due in ELD by the end of the day on Friday for editing marks || 6-14-10** ||  || Computer Lab: Type Conclusion Fix Body by using editing marks || [|MLA format] Research Standards and Learning Outcomes  [|Immigration Research Rubric Beginning ELD.doc] Editing Marks Tally Sheet [|Error Tally.doc]
 * **Week 7:
 * [|Immigration Research - Introduction Template.pdf]
 * **Week 8:
 * [|Immigration Research - Conclusion.pdf] || Computer Lab:
 * **Week 9:
 * Research Formative Assessment Calendar of Events**

Research Formative Assessment Grading

Research Formative Assessment Results

//**Weekly Steps:** (this still needs to be adapted to Research writing)// 1. Direct instruction: Content, Organization & Focus, Grammar & Mechanics. Provide students with rubric information. 2. Practice and feedback 3. Provide models 4. Weekly formative assessments:Students will respond to the writing prompt in ELD on Thursdays and Mark the text in Reading or CAHSEE Prep on Fridays. 5. Grade formative assessments before Monday 6. Students will chart their progress and reflect on their goal every Monday