Jackson Pearson Vietnam Unit/ 6-20-2013

Performance Task Blueprint

What understandings will be assessed through this task? Student understanding of Viet Cong and North Vietnamese strategies and their use of the Ho Chi Ming trail will be assessed in this performance task. What goals will be assessed through this task? Students will be assessed on their understandings of the NVA strategies by providing ideas for strategies that could counter them in a military brief. Describe the authentic performance task that will be used to assess the understandings and/or goals listed above: The Joint Chiefs of Staff are holding a meeting and want you to prepare a military brief that discusses the strategies being used by the NVA and VC. They have requested that you give great detail about the strategies and why they are being effective. Also, they would like you to detail how the Ho Chi Minh trail is being used by the NVA and VC. Make sure to discuss its importance to the NVA and if there are any ways to prevent the NVA and VC from using it. Next, The Joint Chiefs will also be discussing new strategies to employ to counter the ones being used by the NVA and VC. You will need to detail alternate strategies that can counter the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong strategy. Tasks may include student products, student performances, or both. Describe all below:

Describe student products that will be used to provide evidence of the desired understandings and student proficiency on the stated criteria: o Student briefs will describe strategies that could have been used in Vietnam that would allowed the United States to fare better in the war. Describe student performances that will be used to provide evidence of the desired understandings and student proficiency on the stated criteria: o The military brief will provide evidence of student understanding by detailing the strategies used and possible strategies that could have countered them.

Describe the criteria you will use to determine students level of understanding (these will be sta ted and/or implied in the standards, goals, and understandings of the unit) : The students level of understanding will be determined by their ability to discuss the strategies used by the NVA and VC, counter strategies to use against them, and the importance of the Ho Chi Minh trail and how it was used in the NVA and VC strategy. Attach a rubric(s) that will be used to evaluate this performance task. Be sure the rubric(s) address all of the criteria listed above. Criteria NVA and VC strategies 40% 4 Described the strategies of the NVA and VC in great detail. Discussed why the strategies were used and why they were so effective. 40 points Explained in great detail the importance of the 3 Described the strategies of the NVA and VC in some detail. Provided reasons for their success and briefly discussed why they were effective. 39-25points Described the role of the Ho Chi Minh Trail in some detail 2 Briefly described the strategies used by the NVA and VC but failed to provide reasons for their success. 24-12 points Briefly described the role of the Ho Chi Minh Trail. 1 Did not describe the strategies used by the NVA and VC and failed to provide reasons for their success. 11-0 points Did not describe the role of the Ho Chi Minh Trail and did

Ho Chi Minh Trail 35%

Jacksonville State University, Secondary Education Unit Plan Template

Adapted from Understanding by Design Professional Development Workbook 2004

Jackson Pearson Vietnam Unit/ 6-20-2013

Ho Chi Minh Trail and how it was utilized by the NVA and VC. 35 points Provided historical examples of how guerrilla warfare was quelled and offered ways to implement strategies to counter it. 25 points and provided how it was utilized by the NVA and VC. 34-22 points Provided some ideas with historical basis but without significant detail. Offered ideas to implement an effective strategy. 24-17 points. Failed to provide reasons of how it was utilized by the NVA and VC. 21-10 points Briefly described possible counter strategies but did not provide historical support. Briefly offered ideas for implementing the new strategies. 16-9 points

not any insight into how it was utilized. 9-0 points Did not describe possible counter strategies and failed to provide ideas for implementing new strategies. 8-0 points

Counter Strategies 25%

Jacksonville State University, Secondary Education Unit Plan Template

Adapted from Understanding by Design Professional Development Workbook 2004