ACADEMIC AREA: Mathematics

TOPIC: Addition and Subtraction

PA CORE STANDARD:
2.2 Algebraic Concepts
CC.2.2.1.A1- Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction within 20
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATION: The students will represent and solve problems involving
addition and subtraction within 20.
ASSESSMENT of Performance Expectation: The students will be assessed via a summative
end of the chapter test found below. The students will be assessed by the number of questions
they answer correctly. Each type of question will be assigned its own point value. The whole
assessment will be out of 50 points. This will then correspond with the rubric found below.

Chapter 2 Test
Name:____________________
Date:_____________________

1. Solve the following problems (2 pts. Each)

a. 5+6 =____________

f. 20-7=____________

b. 7-8=_____________

g. 11+9=____________

c. 15+3=____________

h. 13-7=______________

d. 10-4=____________

i. 6+5=_______________

e.

j. 11-5=_______________

13+4=_____________

2. Represent the following problems with pictures in the boxes below. Use the pictures to
solve the problem (5 pts. Each)

a. 10+9=

b. 8-3=

c. 4+6=

d. 12-8=

3. Solve the following problems (5 pts. Each)

a. Molly is collecting apples. She was 10 already. Adam gives her two. Chelsea gives her
three more apples. How many apples does Molly have? Show Your Work!

b. Adam started with 12 oranges. He eats one at lunch. At snack, he gives two more away to
his friends. When he comes home he eats one more orange. Altogether, Adam lost four of
his oranges. How many does he have left?

Above Average:
The student demonstrated a high level of understanding of the content. They correctly answered
86-100% of the questions on the assessment.
Average:
The student demonstrated an understanding of the content on the assessment. They were able to
correctly answer 70-85% of the questions on the assessment.
Below Average:
The student demonstrated little to no understanding of the content on the assessment. They were
able to correctly answer 69-0% of the questions on the assessment.

ACADEMIC AREA: Social Studies

TOPIC: Pennsylvania History
PA CORE STANDARD:
8.2 Pennsylvania History

8.2.3 - Identify the social, political, cultural, and economic contributions of individuals
and groups from Pennsylvania.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATION: The students will write a letter to William Penn thanking
him for the land he has found, explaining why they enjoy Pennsylvania, and explaining how it is
different than their homelands.
ASSESSMENT of Performance Expectation: The students will be assessed via a letter to
William Penn. In this letter they will thank him for Pennsylvania, explain how beautiful it is, and
explain how it is different from back home. The assessment directions can be found below. The
writing will be graded via a rubric which can also be found below.

Imagine you are a new settler to Pennsylvania from England. Write a letter to William
Penn thanking him for finding this new colony. Explain to Mr. Penn why you are so thankful to
be living in Pennsylvania. Be sure to include information about the land in Pennsylvania. Be sure
to also include why life here is different than life back at home. Lastly, make sure to brainstorm
ideas and create a rough draft in your writers notebook. Once that is approved, you will create a
final draft on aged part.

Letter to William Penn

Student Name:

________________________________________

CATEGORY
4
Content Accuracy The letter
contains at least 5
accurate facts
about
Pennsylvania and
the writers
homeland.
Ideas
Ideas were
expressed in a
clear and
organized
fashion. It was
easy to figure out
what the letter
was about.
Format
Complies with all
the requirements
for a friendly
letter.

3
The letter
contains 3-4
accurate facts
about
Pennsylvania and
the writers
homeland.
Ideas were
expressed in a
pretty clear
manner, but the
organization
could have been
better.

2
The letter
contains 1-2
accurate facts
about
Pennsylvania and
the writers
homeland.
Ideas were
somewhat
organized, but
were not very
clear.

Complies with
almost all the
requirements for
a friendly letter.

Complies with
several of the
requirements for
a friendly letter.

Capitalization
and Punctuation

Writer makes no
errors in
capitalization and
punctuation.

Writer makes 1-2

errors in
capitalization and
punctuation.

Writer makes 3-4

errors in
capitalization and
punctuation.

Grammar &
spelling
(conventions)

Writer makes no
Writer makes 1-2 Writer makes 3-4 Writer makes
errors in grammar errors in grammar errors in grammar more than 4
or spelling.
and/or spelling.
and/or spelling
errors in grammar
and/or spelling.

Date Created: Mar 16, 2015 12:35 pm (CDT)

1
The letter
contains no
accurate facts
about
Pennsylvania and
the writers
homeland.
The letter seemed
to be a collection
of unrelated
sentences. It was
very difficult to
figure out what
the letter was
about.
Complies with
less than 75% of
the requirements
for a friendly
letter.
Writer makes
more than 4
errors in
capitalization and
punctuation.

ACADEMIC AREA: Science

TOPIC: Earth Materials
PA CORE STANDARD:
3.3 Earth and Space Sciences
3.3.A1- distinguish between the three types of earth materials- rock, soil, and sand.
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATION: The students will distinguish among the three types of
earth materials, rock, soil, and sand, by creating an observation that distinguishes the each of the
unique characteristics.
ASSESSMENT of Performance Expectation: The students will be assessed via a lab skills
sheet that corresponds to the lab they will be doing. The lab will be graded via rubric. The lab
and rubric can be found below.

Name:____________________
Earth Materials
Container A:__________
Draw What You See!

The color of the material inside

is______________________________
It feels
__________________________________
______________________________
It looks...
__________________________________
__________________________________

Container B:___________
Draw What You See!

The color of the material inside

is______________________________
It feels
__________________________________
______________________________
It looks...
__________________________________
__________________________________

Container C____________
Draw What You See!

The color of the material inside

is______________________________
It feels
__________________________________
______________________________
It looks...
__________________________________
__________________________________

Earth Materials

Student Name:

________________________________________

CATEGORY
Completion of
Lab Sheet

4
The lab sheet is
completely filled
out. Answers are
within reason.

Drawings

The drawings are

clear and neat.
The drawings
represent the
materials found
in each container.
Color is added.

3
The lab sheet is
mostly filled out.
The student is
missing answers
for 1-2 of the
questions asked.
Answers are
mostly within
reason.
The drawings are
mostly clear and
neat. They
somewhat
represent the
materials found
in each container.
Color is added.

Date Created: Mar 16, 2015 01:03 pm (CDT)

2
The lab sheet is
partially filled
out. The student
is missing 3-4 of
the questions
asked. Answers
are partially
within reason.

1
The lab sheet is
missing 4 or more
of the answers
asked. The
answers are not
within reason.

The drawings are

not very clear and
neat. They have
little resemblance
to the materials in
the container.
Little color is
added.

The drawings are

messy. They do
not resemble the
materials found
in the container.
No color is
added.

ACADEMIC AREA: Reading

TOPIC: Story Elements
PA CORE STANDARD:
1.3 Reading Literature

CC.1.3.1.C- Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATION: The students will describe characters, settings, and major
events in The Mitten by Jan Brett, using key details by creating a story map.
ASSESSMENT of Performance Expectation: The students will be assessed via a story map.
This story map will be graded via a rubric. The story map and rubric can be found below.

The Mitten

Student Name:

________________________________________

CATEGORY
Title/Author

3
The student has
recorded the title
and author on the
story map.

Characters

The student has

recorded the
characters found in
the story with no
more than 1
missing.
The student has
correctly identified
the setting or
settings in the story.

Setting

2
The student has
recorded the title
or recorded the
author on the
story map but
not both.
The student has
recorded the
characters found
in the story with
no more than 3
missing.
The student
missed one of
the settings in
the story.

1
n/a

0
The student did
not record the
title and author
on the story
map.

The student has

recorded the
characters found in
the story but more
than 3 are missing.

The student did

not record any
characters in the
space provided.

The student has

made an effort to
determine the
setting. The answer
is not unreasonable
but not correct.

The student did

not record any
setting(s) in the
space provided.

My Story Map
Problem

The student has

correctly identified
the problem in the
story.

n/a

Title:
Solution

The student has

correctly identified
the solution to the
problem in the
story.

n/a

The student has

The student did
made an effort to
not record any
determine the
problem in the
problem in the
space provided.
story. The answer is
Author:
not unreasonable
but is not correct.
The student has
The student did
made an effort to
not record any
determine the
solution in the
solution in the
space provided.
story. The answer is
not unreasonable
but is not correct.

Date Created: Mar 16, 2015 01:52 pm (CDT)

Characters:

Problem:

My Story Map
Setting(s):

Solution:

ACADEMIC AREA: Language Arts (Writing)

TOPIC: Narratives
PA CORE STANDARD:
1.4 Writing

CC.1.4.4.M -Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATION: The students will write a narrative based on their first
day of school this year.
ASSESSMENT of Performance Expectation: The students will be assessed by turning in
narrative about a real or imagined trip. The students writing will be graded via a rubric. The
writing piece and the rubric can be found below.

Narrative Writing Assignment #1

Think back to your first day of fourth grade and tell your story of what happened that day.
You can either write the real events or come up with imagined experiences. Your narrative must
include dialogue and must be titled. Be very descriptive and help paint a picture for the reader!

My First Day Narrative

Student Name:

________________________________________

CATEGORY
Focus on
Assigned
Topic

4
The entire
story is
related to the
assigned topic
and allows
the reader to
understand
much more
about the
topic.
The main
characters are
named and
clearly
described.

3
Most of the
story is
related to the
assigned
topic. The
reader can
still learn
something
about the
topic.
The main
characters are
named and
are somewhat
described.

Setting

Many vivid,
descriptive
words are
used to tell
when and
where the
story took
place.

Dialogue

There is an
appropriate
amount of
dialogue to
bring the
characters to
life and it is
always clear

Some vivid,
descriptive
words are
used to tell
the audience
when and
where the
story took
place.
There is too
much
dialogue in
this story, but
it is always
clear which
character is
speaking.

Characters

2
Some of the
story is
related to the
assigned
topic, but a
reader does
not learn
much about
the topic.

1
No attempt
has been
made to
relate the
story to the
assigned
topic.

The main
characters are
named. The
reader knows
little about
the
characters.
The reader
can figure out
when and
where the
story took
place, but the
author didn't
supply much
detail.
There is not
quite enough
dialogue in
this story, but
it is always
clear which
character is
speaking.

It is hard to
tell who the
main
characters
are.
The reader
has trouble
figuring out
when and
where the
story took
place.
No dialogue is
presented.

which
character is
speaking.

Creativity

The story
contains
many creative
details and/or
description.

The story
contains a
few creative
details and/or
descriptions.

Organization

The story is
very well
organized.
One idea or
scene follows
another in a
logical
sequence with
clear
transitions.
There are 0-2
spelling and
punctuation
errors in the
final draft.

The story is
pretty well
organized.
One idea or
scene may
seem out of
place. Clear
transitions are
used.

n/a

Spelling and
Punctuation

Title

The story
contains a
few creative
details and/or
descriptions,
but they
distract from
the story.
The story is a
little hard to
follow. The
transitions are
sometimes
not clear.

There is little
evidence of
creative
details or
descriptors in
the story.

There are 3-4

spelling and
punctuation
errors in the
final draft.

There are 5-6

spelling and
punctuation
errors in the
final draft.

The final draft

has more than
6 spelling and
punctuation
errors.

n/a

The work is
titled

The work is
not titled.

Ideas and
scenes seem
to be
randomly
arranged.