Overview

    Vocabulary

    Requirements

    Grading Rubric

    Standards

    Teacher Info.

    Resources

    Designers

Lesson Designers

Marsh Gains Grade 6 ELA, Gifted & Talented New Territory Middle School

"Last year my students completed this project without this Web site organizer. I had found the idea in a workbook from a teacher supply store. I saw that it included a rubric so I thought it would be pretty good. The rubric was simply a grading scale of 1-10 that could be used to score the project, but it did not include any descriptors. I sent home a one page summary of the project and I received several complaints from parents who were unclear about my expectations. The work submitted by the students was also greatly varied. Unfortunately, many students spent most of their time on the "cut and paste" parts of the assignment and failed to meet the instructional standards. I'm certain it was because I had failed to communicate the standards that were important. This year's products showed a tremendous improvement. Since this Web site was available to everyone, parents were better informed about the purpose of the assignment and the students' work was much closer aligned to the standards."
~ Marsha Gains 

David Malone Chief Learning Officer Quality Learning

"My daughter completed the project in Mrs. Gains' classroom. The most interesting part of the project for her was completing the Venn diagram where she compared the main and secondary characters' experiences to her own. She gained empathy and perspective from the project. Parents are often annoyed when their children come home with assigned projects, but this one very effectively allows students to demonstrate understanding of many required standards."
~ David Malone