Summative Assessment Newspaper Contribution and Art Piece for Gala

Throughout this inquiry project, students will be working with a local journalist on the creation of at
least two pieces of written work to be included in the classroom newspaper that answer the question,
What ecological and societal changes are caused by forest fires? They can choose the format of the
works: editorials, news reporting, interviews, fictional stories, or others as applicable.
Students will also create an art piece to be displayed at the gala which portrays an important aspect of
the inquiry project and is personally relevant to them as they reflect on the ecological and societal
changes caused by forest fires. There is no restriction on what can be made, but some examples include
drawings, compositions, paintings, dioramas, a cartoon, etc.

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Synthesis of Demonstrates Demonstrates a Demonstrates some Demonstrates an

Understanding exceptional and synthesis of science synthesis of science attempt to synthesis
insightful synthesis of and social studies and social studies science and social
science and social concepts; makes concepts; makes studies concepts;
studies concepts; connections some connections makes few
makes relevant between the between the connections between
connections between disciplines that disciplines that the disciplines that
the disciplines that incorporates local includes local and does not incorporate
incorporates local and and current affairs. current affairs. local and current
current affairs. affairs.

Content Demonstrates Demonstrates an Demonstrates Demonstrates a lack of

Knowledge exceptional understanding of emerging understanding of
understanding of science and social understanding of science and social
science and social studies concepts; science and social studies concepts;
studies concepts concepts are studies concepts; concepts are
beyond classwork; accurately concepts are expressed with
concepts are clearly expressed. expressed with significant errors.
and accurately some errors.
expressed.

Expression of High level of Good organization; Moderate Poorly organized;

Ideas organization; ideas ideas are clearly organization; there is no semblance
are expressed in a expressed and in a information of structure and ideas
clear and logical mostly logical presented is are confusing to
manner. manner. somewhat clear; follow.
information is
All aspects of a Most aspects of a present but not in a No aspects of a
newspaper article are newspaper are logical manner. newspaper article are
present. present. present.
Some aspects of a
newspaper are
present.

Quality of Writing is free of 1-2 grammatical and 2-4 grammatical and More than 4
Writing grammatical and spelling errors. spelling errors. grammatical and
spelling errors. spelling errors.

Artistic Exceptionally Effectively organizes Somewhat organizes Does not yet organize
Expression organizes visual visual materials to visual materials to visual materials to
materials to generate generate thought generate thought generate thought and
thought and make and make thought and make thought make thought visible;
thought visible; visible; effectively visible; somewhat does not
exceptionally expressive in their expressive in their yet expressively use
expressive in their use use of elements. use of elements. elements.
of elements.