Summative assessment

As the final task for the Homeostasis part I, you may want to decide on a rubric or criteria for evaluating this written explanation. Co-constructing one with your class, highlighting the importance of using multiple texts, for instance, is one aspect of a “good explanation” that you may want to highlight.

Making these expectations public can help de-mystify how you plan to grade the explanation.

Writing this summary/explanation should not feel disconnected to the reading, thinking, and reasoning work that has been emphasized all along. Research suggests that students need support and practice in writing explanations, and especially when it comes to reasoning – connecting the claims with the evidence, and understanding how the evidence supports those claims. Use your teacher expertise to decide what modeling might be needed so that students can be successful in synthesizing their ideas into a strong explanation