Wasilewski_Performance+assessment

Performance Assessment: The students will create and broadcast a weather report that utilizes the knowledge they have learned in all of the subject areas during the unit on weather. Listed below are the objectives of the lesson, and attached is the grading rubric. Grading Rubric- http://adamy.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/Your+Rubric+Newscast+-+Presentation+and+Planning+7th+Grade+Weather+Unit+Culminating+Lesson.mht Objectives- The students will:
 * 1) Choose a region and track air pressure to predict weather.
 * 2) Write a script for a weather forecast.
 * 3) Create graphs and tables to represent their data.
 * 4) Use figurative language to describe the weather.
 * 5) Warn people of potential severe weather in their chosen area and connect it to a past storm.
 * 6) Create a videotaped weather forecast.
 * 7) Work cooperatively in groups of 4.
 * 8) Self-reflect on their presentation.