Jack-o -lantern Integrated Module Grades 1-2 by Della Bell MAP Senior Leader Moberly School District Central Regional MAP Center Third Edition: Performance-Based Assessments for Classroom Use: Missouri Assessment Program, 2000-2001 7-1
Purpose: This module will assess the student s knowledge of a pumpkin s growth, shape, and ways that a pumpkin can be measured. Students will demonstrate an understanding of sequencing by creating a book that describes the steps in carving a jack-o -lantern. Show-Me Standards Addressed: Knowledge: Sc3, M2, CA1, CA2, C4 Performance: 1.8, 3.5, 4.5 Grade Level Range: 1-2 Jack-o -lantern Module Subject Areas: Math, Science, Communication Arts Materials and Resources Needed: Module packet (containing the Student Prompt, the Response Sheets, and the Scoring Guides) and paper, construction paper, markers, glue, scissors, pencils, and a pencil. Time Needed for Module: four-five 40 minute periods Instructions for Administration: The teacher s job will be to go over the instructions with the students. She/he will have to read some of the questions and the prompt. The teacher should go over the scoring guides to make sure students know what a quality response involves. Pre-assessment Instructions: Students need the prerequisite knowledge of the process used to carve a jack-o -lantern and the steps of plant growth. Students should know how to describe a process and how to use transition words to establish sequence. Prior to doing the module, the teacher should read aloud to the students the book called, Pumpkin, Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington. Third Edition: Performance-Based Assessments for Classroom Use: Missouri Assessment Program, 2000-2001 7-2
1. A pumpkin begins as a: a) egg b) seed c) jack-o -lantern d) vine 2. Which word tells the shape of a pumpkin? a) circle b) square c) triangle d) rectangle 3. When do we harvest pumpkins? a) in the summer b) in the spring c) in the autumn d) in the winter Jack-o Lantern Response Sheet # 1 4. Remember the events in the story Pumpkin, Pumpkin, with this in mind, number the steps given below to show the steps of a pumpkin s growth. A pumpkin flower blooms. A pumpkin seed is planted. A pumpkin sprout grew. A pumpkin grows and grows and grows. A pumpkin vine grows. The pumpkin is carved into a jack-o -lantern. 5. List three things a pumpkin seed needs to grow. 1. 2. 3. Third Edition: Performance-Based Assessments for Classroom Use: Missouri Assessment Program, 2000-2001 7-3
Jack-o -lantern Response Sheet # 2 6. You have been asked to design a jack-o -lantern face that uses all of the following shapes: circle, rectangle, and triangle. You may use each shape as many times as you want. Your jack-o -lantern s face should be symmetrical. 7. Your class visited a pumpkin patch and picked a large pumpkin. How can the class measure the pumpkin using string? How can the class measure the pumpkin using a scale? How can the class measure the pumpkin using hands or a part of the body? Third Edition: Performance-Based Assessments for Classroom Use: Missouri Assessment Program, 2000-2001 7-4
Jack-o -lantern Performance Event Student Prompt October is here. Our country will be celebrating a special holiday this month, Halloween. This holiday has many traditions associated with it that originated in other countries and were brought here by immigrants. One of the traditions that we enjoy today in the United States is the carving of jack-o -lanterns. We have been e-mailing our German pen pals and sharing our favorite holidays and traditions. In our e-mail, we mentioned our Halloween tradition of carving a jack-o -lantern. We need to explain what a jack-o - lantern is and how our pen pals can carve and create a jack-o -lantern. To help our foreign friends understand an American tradition, each of us will create a book that explains how to carve a jack-o -lantern and contains pictures to show the process. Remember that carving a jack-o - lantern is a step-by-step process similar to cooking a favorite food. Using sequencing words like first, then, next, and last will help make the process easier to understand and should be used in your text. We can also make our book clearer by labeling the parts of a pumpkin in the book s pictures. Remember that our book will be used to explain how to create a jack-o - lantern to our pen pals, so you should use your very best spelling and handwriting. Your telling sentences should be written using periods and capital letters. You may use as many steps as you need to help explain how to carve a pumpkin into a jack-o -lantern. Work carefully because your book may be chosen to help our class carve a jack-o -lantern. Happy writing! Third Edition: Performance-Based Assessments for Classroom Use: Missouri Assessment Program, 2000-2001 7-5
Item 1: Selected Response Jack-o -lantern Scoring Guides Answer: b Scoring Guide: 1 Point: Correct answer Item 2: Selected Response Answer: a Scoring Guide: 1 Point: Correct answer Item 3: Selected Response Answer: c Scoring Guide: 1 Point: Correct answer Item 4: Constructed Response Correct Answer: 4, 1, 2, 5, 3, 6 Scoring Guide: 3 Points: All steps are sequenced correctly. 2 Points: The first and last steps are correct but there are minor ordering problems in between. 1 Point: The sequence begins correctly but the remaining steps are incorrect. Third Edition: Performance-Based Assessments for Classroom Use: Missouri Assessment Program, 2000-2001 7-6
Item 5: Selected Response Jack-o -lantern Scoring Guides Scoring Guide: 3 Points: The response lists all three things----sun, soil, and rain. 2 Points: The response lists any two. 1 Point: The response lists one. Item 6: Selected Response Scoring Guide: 3 Points: The response contains a face with at least one of each of the following shapes: circle, rectangle, and triangle. It is symmetrical. 2 Points: The response contains a face with at least one of any two of the shapes. It is symmetrical. 1 Point: The response contains a face with at least one of the shapes. It is symmetrical. Item 7: Selected Response Scoring Guide: Note: If the face is not symmetrical, subtract one point from the score. 2 Points: All of the strategies for measuring a pumpkin can be used to yield a standard or nonstandard measurement. 1 Point: Two or more of the strategies for measuring a pumpkin can be used to yield a standard or nonstandard measurement. Third Edition: Performance-Based Assessments for Classroom Use: Missouri Assessment Program, 2000-2001 7-7
Jack-o -lantern Performance Event: Scoring Guide My book tells what a jack-o -lantern is and all of the steps to make a jack-o -lantern. My book uses sequence words, like first, next, then, last. My story and pictures match. My pictures contain labels for parts of a pumpkin. I used neat handwriting with correct letter formation and spacing. My telling sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a period. I used my best spelling. Third Edition: Performance-Based Assessments for Classroom Use: Missouri Assessment Program, 2000-2001 7-8