Culminating Performance Assessment

Grade Level: 7
Discipline: English/Language Arts
Unit Topic: Character Analysis
Time Frame: 2 3 class periods (Subject to change)
Text: Chasing Lincolns Killer by James L Swanson
Other Materials:
Graphic organizer
Text set materials
History Channel Lincoln Assassination Info
Standards:
Writing:
W1Writeargumentstosupportclaimswithclearreasonsandrelevant
evidence.
o W1.7.a:Introduceclaim(s)acknowledgealternateclaims,and
claims,andorganizethereasonsandevidencelogically.
o W1.7.b:Supportclaim(s)withlogicalreasoningandrelevant
evidence,usingaccurate,crediblesourcesanddemonstratingan
understandingofthetopicortext.
o W1.7.c:Usewords,phrases,andclausestocreatecohesionand
clarifytherelationshipsamongclaim(s),reasons,andevidence.
o W1.7.d:Establishandmaintainaformalstyle.
o W1.7.e:Provideaconcludingstatementorsectionthatfollows
fromandsupportstheargumentpresented.
Reading Informational Text:
o Rl.1.7: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the
text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

o RI3.7: Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text
(e.g.; how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence
ideas or events).

Objective:

Students will be able to write a five-paragraph argumentative essay on

their selected conspirator of the Lincoln assassination.