Unit1EngagingLearningExperience/PerformanceTasksELA/8th

StudentInstructions
Revised6/24/2015

Scenario:Yourteamwashiredbyafamousperson.Placethatpersonsnameinthe
blank.
___________________________________________hashiredyourpublicrelations
teamDewey,Cheatem,andScamtofindandtrainastuntdouble.Thereisaneventcoming
upthathe/shemustattend,buthe/shewouldrathergotoTheBahamas.Itisyourteamsjobto
researchasmuchasyoucanaboutthiscelebrityandpreparethestandinsowellthatnoone
cantellthedifference.Todoagreatjob,yourteammustcompleteaseriesoftasksbeforethe
eventyourclientsstuntdoublewillattend.

Task1GatherResources Yourteamneedstofindoutaboutthelifeofyourpersoninorder
toconvinceeveryonethathe/sheistherealdeal.Developaresearchquestionthatwillguide
yoursearchforinformation.Eachmemberofyourteamneedstofindthreecrediblesources
andexplainwhyyouchosethem.Putthemtogetheronaworkcitedpageyoumaywanttouse
anonlinetoollike
CitationMaker
.TheworkscitedpagemustfollowMLAstyleformatting.

Task2FigureOutWhatisImportant
Individually,listthe10mostimportantfactsaboutthis
person.Numberthefactsintheorderoftheirimportance.Now,asateamdeterminewhich10
arethemostimportantfactsbasedonyourresearchquestion.Foreachfact,writea23
sentenceexplanationtosupporttheorderyouhavechosen.Foreachfact,write1questionthat
wouldallowforanadditionalavenueofresearchexploration(Theseadditionalquestionscould
beusedfortheinterviewinTask4).

Task3ProgressReport
Yourteamneedstosendaprogressreporttoyourcelebrity,giving
himorheranupdate.Thecompanywouldliketoevaluateyourcommunicationskills,soeach
personhasbeenaskedtocompletethistask:ina
memo
ofnofewerthan10sentenceswrite
theentireletterinactivevoice,andthenwritethesameletterinpassivevoice.Meetwithyour
teamtoassessthememosandthendecidewhichletterisbestsuitedforyourclient.


Unit1EngagingLearningExperience/PerformanceTasksELA/8th
StudentInstructions
Revised6/24/2015

Task4TheEvent
Yourstandinisnowready!Yourteammustchooseaneventwhereyou
willputyourstandintothetest.Belowarethreesituations.Pickone.
1. Yourclientmust
giveaspeech
tohis/herfanclub.Thedoublemustdeliverthespeech
anditmustincludeatleastsevenofyourtenfacts.Deliverthespeech.Recordthe
speech.
2. Yourclienthasanupcominginterviewwith
EntertainmentTonight.
Createthequestions
andanswersfortheinterviewandincludeatleastsevenofyourresearchedfactsinthe
interview.Recordtheinterview.
3. Yourclientisfedupwithfame.He/shewantstofakehis/herowndeath.Thedouble
mustpretendtobedead,whilesomeonefromyourteammustdeliverthe
eulogy
atthe
funeral.Includethesevenmostimportantfacts.Anewscrewwillrecordthefuneralfor
theeveningnews.

Task5Busted

Yourfamousclienthasbeencaught!Youmustwritea
letterofapology

thatthestuntdoublewillgiveontheeveningnews.Thelettermustrelaytheinformationthat
wasreportedaboutyourclientsmisbehaviorandthenprovideyourclientsaccountofthe
events.Clearlystatewherethenewsreportandyourclientsaccountoftheeventsdifferon
accountsoffactsorinterpretation.Yourclientspositionisclear,themediasargumentisstated,
andbyprovidingacounterargumentyoupersuadetheaudiencetosympathisewithyourclient.
Yourlettermustincludetwoexamplesofthesubjunctivemoodortheconditionalmood.There
isa150wordlimitforletterstothenewspaper,andifyourletterisexceptionalyoursupervisor
hashintedthatitcouldmeanapromotion.


Unit1EngagingLearningExperience/PerformanceTasksELA/8th
StudentInstructions
Revised6/24/2015

StudentNames:
____________________________________________________________________________

ScoringGuides

Mastery

Accomplished

Proficient

Beginning

Score

Task

AllAccomplished
criteria
plus:

Morethanthree
documentedsources

Twoorfewertyping
errors

Researchguiding
questionisneithertoo
broadnortoonarrow

Threedocumented
sources

WorksCitedPage

correctlyformatted
foreachsource
typed

TimesNewRoman
12ptfont

properlypunctuated
citations

Threeorfewertyping
errors

Researchguiding
questioniseithertoo
broadortoonarrow

Twodocumented
sources

WorksCitedPage
correctlyformatted
foreachsource
typed
TimesNewRoman
12ptfont
properlypunctuated
citations

Fiveorfewer
typingerrors

Researchguiding
questionismissing

One
documented
source

Sources
documented
incorrectly

Tasktobe
repeatedafter
reteaching

AllAccomplished
criteria
plus:

Additionalfacts,no
morethanfifteen

Writtenpiece
includesan
introductionand
conclusion

Tenfacts

Sixtoninefacts

Factslistedinorder
frombestto
worst

Writtenpieceistwo
paragraphslong

Mostrationalgivenfor
howyoulistedyourfacts
inorderfrombestto
worstislogical

Afollowupquestionis
posedforsixtonineof
thefacts

Fiveorfewer
facts

Factsnot
listedinorder
frombestto
worst

Rationalnotgivenfor
howyoulistedyour
factsinorderfrombest
toworstortherational
isnotlogical
Followupquestions
arenotposed

Writtenpiece
isone
paragraph
OR
thereisnota
writtenpiece

Tasktobe
repeatedafter
reteaching

Task
2

Factslistedinorder
frombesttoworst

Writtenpieceno
longerthanthree
paragraphs

Therationaleforhow
youlistedyourfactsin
orderfrombesttoworst
islogical

Afollowupquestionis
posedforall10ofthe
facts


Unit1EngagingLearningExperience/PerformanceTasksELA/8th
StudentInstructions
Revised6/24/2015

Mastery

Accomplished

Proficient

Beginning

Score

Task

AllAccomplished
criteria
plus:

Oneletterwrittenin
activevoiceall
sentencesactive
voice

Oneletterwritten
inpassivevoice
allsentencesin
passivevoice

Twoorfewer
typingerrors

Writtenletterofno
fewerthanten
sentences

Oneletterwrittenin
activevoiceat
leastsixsentences
inactivevoice

Oneletterwrittenin
passivevoiceat
leastsixsentences
inpassivevoice

Threeorfewertyping
errors

Oneletterwritten
inactivevoice
atleastfivesentences
inactivevoice

Oneletterwrittenin
passivevoiceat
leastfivesentencesin
passivevoice

Fiveorfewertyping
errors

Oneletterwritten
inactivevoice
fourorless
sentencesinactive
voice

Oneletterwritten
inpassivevoice
fourorless
sentencesin
passivevoice

Tasktobe
repeatedafter
reteaching

AllAccomplished
criteria
plus:

Writtenpiece
includestenor
morefacts

Twoorfewer
typingerrors

Writtenpieceincludes
sevenofthetenfacts

Anappropriatemoodis
usedtofittheaudience/
occasion

Threeorfewertyping
errors

Writtenpiece
includesfiveof
thetenfacts

Amostlyappropriate
moodisusedtofitthe
audience/occasion

Fiveorfewertyping
errors

Writtenpiece
includesfouror
feweroftheten
facts

Themooddoesnot
fittheaudience/
occasion

Tasktobe
repeatedafter
reteaching

AllAccomplished
criteria
plus:

ApologyLetter
containsthreeor
moreexamplesof
thesubjunctive
mood
OR
morethan
threeexamplesof
theconditionalmood

Twoorfewer
typingerrors

Apologyletteris
between150and100
words

Yourclientspositionis
clear,themedias
argumentisclearly
stated,andbyproviding
acounterargumentyou
persuadetheaudienceto
sympathisewithyour
client.

ApologyLetter
containstwo
examplesofthe
subjunctivemood
OR
twoexamplesof
conditionalmood

Threeorfewertyping
errors

ApologyLetteris
between100and50
words

Yourclientspositionis
mostlyclear

Themediasargument
canbeinferred

acounterargumentis
provided

ApologyLetter
containsone
exampleofthe
subjunctivemood
OR
oneexampleof
conditionalmood

Fiveorfewertyping
errors

ApologyLetteris50
wordsorless

Yourclientsposition
isnotclear

Themedias
argumentcannotbe
inferred

acounterargument
isnotprovided

ApologyLetter
containsno
examplesofthe
subjunctivemood

OR
conditionalmood

Tasktobe
repeatedafter
reteaching

Task
4

Task
5

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