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rubrics I included below, one is able to score each game while the other rubric evaluates
homework activity.
Informally at the beginning of each lesson, I made it a routine to ask the students, qu
da es hoy? Qu es la fecha hoy? Cuntos aos tienes? to get a feel for their understanding
of Spanish, then explain that sentence based on their responses. These were essential pieces to
the unit. Thus, I counted these as formative assessment (for learning). I also had students take
notes on the days, months, and other terms related to the Calendario and carry out a birthday
activity where they ask each other Cundo es tu cumpleaos? which was able to test their
understanding. Now, as this relates to the rubrics, these students will be assessed based on
how they do their homework according to four concepts: participation, attitude, quality of
work, and contribution to the group. This requires students to put their best foot forward in
regards to each of these skills that will be valuable beyond the classroom. I will give partial
credit when students show me their work and show that they thought through a context or
bank of vocab terms, even if the answer is incorrect. That shows some effort and some
motivation. I will also use homework to help me gauge how much the students are
understanding the material. To give the students practice is to help them understand and retain
the content of the lessons better, so I certainly will assign homework to uphold the idea that
practice makes better. Furthermore, I created a rubric for games and group activity with the
same thought process as the homework rubric guide. The only major difference is the group
aspect which might highlight the leadership qualities a student might have. Finally, I will give a
quiz at the end of the unit that hits a little bit of every standard that was stated in the unit
objectives. There is a speaking portion to assess the development of speech. In addition, there
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are elements of culture, grammar, and vocabulary. Thus, when I grade this formal assessment, I
will be looking for how a student has shown me that they understand the material. I will also
give partial credit for work shown if an answer is incorrect such as slightly misspelling a word.
However, if there is no answer or a complete guess is evident, no credit will be given. This
evidences some grace, but justice.