Christie Drago, Katharine Greenwood, Lauren Hansen, and Nicole Westermann
Performance Based Assessment Lesson
Curriculum and Strategies for the Gifted Fall 2013 Instructor: Kati Searcy
Paper Slide Video: Four Factors of Economic Growth
Essential Question What influences an economy? Objectives Goal: Students will know: human capital, capital goods, entrepreneurship, natural resources, and GDP Students will be able to: -analyze the four factors of economic growth -create a product proposal -synthesize prior economic knowledge Students will be able to understand: Specific factors can impact an economy causing the GDP to increase or decrease. Role: Students will take on the role of a potential business owner attempting to obtain a business license. Audience: Approval Committee (committee to approve the business license)- students will post their video to the teachers website. Product: Paper slide video Expectation: See rubric Standards GPS: SS7E3 The student will describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or absence in Nigeria and South Africa. CCGPS: L6-8RH3: Identify key steps in a texts description of a process related to history/social studies (e.g., how a bill becomes law, how interest rates are raised or lowered). L6-8RH4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies. L6-8RH5: Describe how a text presents information (e.g., sequentially, comparatively, causally). L6-8RH7: Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts. L6-8WHST2: Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes. TAG: Creative Thinking & Creative Problem Solving Skills 5. The student develops original ideas, presentations, or products through synthesis and evaluation. Assessment of Learning Diagnostic: For the first five minutes of class the students will brainstorm their own ideas of what they think influences an economy. Once the time is up, the students will be asked to complete a graffiti wall. In the front of the classroom will be a piece of chart paper. In the middle of the paper will be written What do you think influences an economy. Silently, they will write what they wrote at the beginning of class. They can write questions, words, phrases, and draw pictures related to the topic. This can be used as a pre-assessment. Informal Formative: While students are working in their groups, the teacher will rotate around the room and guide learners toward higher level thinking through scaffold questioning. This will allow the teacher to assess how much students are learning; provide opportunities for direct remediation, and/or enrichment. Formal Formative: Students will turn in their script for the teacher to check before creating the video for their group. Summative: The Economy Test Introductory Activities Graffiti talk described in the diagnostic assessment section. Learning Strategies -After the introductory activity, the teacher will introduce the Paper Slide Video project by reading through the directions with students and showing them an example video. - Students will then work in assigned groups (groups are assigned according to ability level and behavior) - As students work, the teacher will rotate the room helping students. - Once all students have finished recording the video, the teacher will show all videos to the class. Resources -Class notes on the Four Factors of Economic Growth -Georgia Performance Standards website (www.georgiastandards.org) Learner Modification s -Modifications are in the product based on which business each group chooses. -Groups are selected according to academic ability and behavior. -Extended time will be provided for those who need more time to process. -Students who finish early will complete the Government and Economy lesson on Study Island. This program identifies students strengths and weaknesses and provides scaffolded activities according to the students ability level. This program also includes games if students reach certain levels of mastery. Students who are high achieving find this program to be motivating, yet educational.
Paper Slide Video Four Factors of Economic Growth
Imagine your group is going to start a business. Your group is going to create a product to be approved for a business license. For approval, you must explain how your product will impact the economy, and therefore the GDP, of your community. For this process, you will create a paper slide video that you will show to the Approval Committee. Follow the steps below in order to achieve approval.
Steps to Success: 1. With your assigned group, review your Four Factors of Economic Growth class notes. 2. As a group, brainstorm a production cycle in which you are familiar (example: baking cookies). 3. Decide which factor each group member will create. 4. Write your script for each factor explaining how that factor can impact the GDP of your community. You should have a minimum of 6 slides for your script: (1) Introduction slide (2) Human capital slide (3) Capital good slide (4) Resource slide (5) Entrepreneur slide (6) Conclusion slide 5. Turn in your script to your Social Studies teacher to review. 6. Once approved by the teacher, illustrate each slide. 7. Practice your presentation as a group-- Make sure you are ready! You will only record ONCE!! 8. When ready, record your presentation. 9. Submit to your teachers website
Paper Slide Video GPS: SS7E3 TAG Standard: Creative Thinking & Creative Problem Solving Skills #5
Criteria Exceeds 4 points Meets 3 points Approaching 2 points Does not Meet 1 point Script (GPS Standards)
X2 Explained the relationship between human capital and GDP in the scenario and make connection to a previously studied country.
Explained the relationship between investment in capital goods and GDP in the scenario and make connection to a previously studied country.
Describe the role of entrepreneurship in the scenario.
Explained the relationship between human capital and GDP in the scenario.
Explained the relationship between investment in capital goods and GDP in the scenario.
Describe the role of entrepreneurship in the scenario.
Explained the relationship between human capital and GDP.
Explained the relationship between investment in capital goods and GDP.
Describe the role of entrepreneurship
Explained one of the items below Explained the relationship between human capital and GDP.
Explained the relationship between investment in capital goods and GDP.
Describe the role of entrepreneurship
Slide Video (TAG Standards)
X1 Creates a video using original ideas that combines the four factors of economic growth and two or more graphics, charts, and tables in their illustrations. Creates a video using original ideas that combines the four factors of economic growth. Creates a video using original ideas that describes the individual four factors of economic growth. Creates paper slides using original ideas that describes the individual four factors of economic growth. Total Points (Points Possible: 20)