Department of Education

Division of Negros Occidental

Grade 8 Mathematics
Performance Task No. 1
“WALL MAKEOVER”

Topic: POLYNOMIALS (Modules 1A, 1B, 2, 3 and 4)

In the year 2020, a disease named Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) put the world in fear,
declaring it into a pandemic. With the exponentially increasing COVID-19 cases in the world until at present,
Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) was set to contain persons through staying at home and banning mass
gatherings to avoid transmission of the disease. If you can see on social media or maybe in your neighborhood,
people do room renovations. Assuming you wanted to have a “Wall Makeover” by installing adhesive wall
bricks on your wall.

This performance task will be done individually. If you have questions and clarifications please don’t
hesitate to send your queries to your subject teacher. This performance task will be graded based on the
attached rubrics.

DUE DATE: (Next Retrieval and Distribution of Modules)

Your tasks:
I. Length = Width =
1. Determine the dimensions of the wall you want to cover. (use any unit of measure)
2. Solve for the area of the wall you want to cover.
Area of the wall =

3. Decide the dimensions of the adhesive wall bricks you want to utilize. Length =
Width =
4. Solve for the area of the wall brick you want to use.
Area of the adhesive wall brick =

5. Determine the number of wall bricks needed to cover your desired wall. ( Show your Solution)

6. Make a simple sketch/drawing of the wall you covered with the adhesive wall bricks with dimensions.
Then make a short reflection detailing your experiences in doing this task.
Sketch:

Reflection:
 Performance Task Assessment Rubrics: Analytic Holistic Scoring

For Tasks 1,and 3: Developing Autonomy—The student…

5 Give the complete needed data of the problem without help

4 Give the most needed data of the problem without help
3 Needed key hints to complete the needed data of the problem
2 Needed extensive guidance to determine the needed data of the problem

For Tasks 2,4 and 5: The Solution Process—The student’s work showed…

5 A complete and appropriate solution process

4 An appropriate solution process that is almost complete
3 An appropriate process that is partially complete
2 An inappropriate process or no evidence of a process

For Task no. 6: The Conclusion/Answer—The student’s answer is an…

5 Accurate conclusion, supported by valid evidence and reasons, appropriate to this problem and context

Inaccurate but logical conclusion, supported by evidence and reasoning but incorrect due to a minor factual
4 error (in details of problem, in computation, recall a formula, etc.) or minor mistake in reasoning

3 Inaccurate but logical conclusion that overlooks, or gets wrong significant facts (about the problem,
the rule, computation, etc.)
2 Inappropriate conclusion: not supported by facts and logic, or there is no conclusion

Teacher Comments:
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