Assessments+for+Benchmarks+Grade+12

12.1 Explores problems or questions for which there are multiple answers or no "best" answer.
 * [|Refining topic interests]
 * [|Preliminary information gathering]
 * multiple perspectives rubric

12.2 Uses electronic resource effectively to answer question by applying search strategies.
 * Sample lesson with search revision chart - coming soon
 * [|Search log]

12.3 Challenges ideas in text and makes notes of questions to pursue in additional sources.
 * Sample lesson with search revision chart - coming soon

12.4 Interprets information.
 * [|Define the issues - historiography]
 * [|Note taking w/Thesis]
 * [|Notetaking - social studies individual in history]

12.5 Presents complex ideas and original conclusions very effectively.
 * [|Define the issues - historiography]
 * [|four square perspective.pdf]
 * [|Thesis] checklist
 * [|Classification notes] - 3 different organizers
 * [|Pyramid notes] - for writing preparation.
 * [|Conflict dissection]
 * [|Compare & Contrast Organizers]
 * [|Event Map]

12.6 Participates in literary discussions and book clubs.
 * See Book Log format for [|8 Million Reasons to Read campaign.]
 * Identifying personal reading interests with on-line tools
 * [|Responses to Reading.doc]
 * [|Reading Behaviors Self-Assessment.doc]

12.7 Understands text on both a literal and an abstract level. 12.8 Extends respect for intellectual property and copyright by giving credit for ideas as well as directly quoted material.
 * [|Website evaluation sheet]
 * [|On-line Database article evaluation sheet.]
 * [|Note taking worksheet]
 * Sample bibliography how-to sheet - MLA

12.9 Builds conceptual framework by synthesizing ideas gathered from multiple texts.
 * [|Intellectual standards rubric] - multiple perspectives
 * [|Define the issues - historiography]
 * [|four square perspective.pdf]

12.10 Observes Internet safety procedures including safeguarding personal information.
 * Safely setting up Google accounts
 * Safely setting up Clipmarks accounts
 * [|Growing up on-line lesson plans -] Frontline Documentary - [|Growing Up on-line Full Episode]
 * [|Student account safety tips.ppt]

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