Summative Assessment How We Organize Ourselves

In the future humans will be able to live on the moon. You are
one of the first to go there with a small group of people. You
have been tasked with creating a government, which will have
rules/laws for people to follow. You will need to think about
what style of government you will attempt to formulate and the
reasons why.
What will be the primary function of your government?
What rules and laws do you have?
Why do you have these?
What system of government is it?


Criteria for
Assessment
4 3
2 1
Function I can clearly state
the function of my
government and
why this is
important.
I can state the
function of my
government and
why this is
important.
I can state the
function of my
government.
Responsibility I can connect the
rules and laws I
develop to the
rights and
responsibility of
the government
and citizens. I have
created a clear set
of rules and laws.
I can develop a set
of rules and laws
and think about
the responsibility
of the government
and citizens. I have
created some rules
and laws.
I do not connect
the rules and
laws I develop
to the rights and
responsibility of
the government
and citizens. I
have no rules
and laws
Thinking Skills I can clearly apply
the
knowledge/ideas
about our unit into
a new situation.
I apply the
knowledge/ideas
about our unit into
a new situation but
it is not clear.
I do not apply
the
knowledge/ideas
about our unit
into this new
situation.
Communication
Skills
I can construct a
clear visual for
sharing my ideas
about my
government. I
present my
thoughts, ideas
and opinions
clearly to others.
I can construct a
visual for sharing
my ideas about my
government. I
present my
thoughts, ideas
and opinions to
others.
I do not
construct a clear
visual for
sharing my ideas
about my
government. I
do not present
my thoughts,
ideas and
opinions clearly
to others.