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FormativeAssessmentStrategyExamples

MostNoteCard:
Thisstrategygivesstudentsawaytorevealwhatinformationtheyrecallandwhatinformationisofmost
significancetothem.Thistechniquecanbeimplementedatanytimeduringclass,andisfocusedonactual
studentlearningoutcomes(whichcanthenbecomparedtolessonobjectives).

Thepromptforthefillintheblankareacanbechosenbytheteacherinordertogaininsightonaspecific
areaofthelessonorthestudentsmaychoosegivingavarietyofanswersandassessmentsasfaras
studenttakeaways.Ifyouwantstudentstorecallfromthelesson,juststickwiththe1stprompt.Ifyou
wantstudentstogoindepthwiththeiranswers,providethelearningtargetsandthenthestudentscan
choosewhichobjectivehadthebiggestimpactbyusingthatobjectiveandprovidingreasoning.

OnyourNoteCardpleaseanswerthefollowing:Whatwasthe___________________thatyouhave
learnedinthislesson?Giveatleast3reasons.

Possiblefillintheblankprompts:
Mostimportantidea
Mustdisturbingidea
Mostsignificantpoint
Mostunforgettableartist
Mostappealingtheory
Mostsurprisinginformation
Mostpowerfulimage
Mostmemorablefact
Mostconvincingargument
Mostsuccessfulinch(ofanartwork)

Objectivestokeepinmind:
GiventheRAFTpromptfromthislesson,TSWBATbrainstormidealworlddesignsthatareoriginalandwell
thoughtout.

Shownartworkbycontemporaryartistsandbyfellowstudents,TSWBATmakeandexplaininferences
abouttheinfluencesandintentoftheartwork.

Usingpreliminarysketches,TSWBATcreateanacrylicpaintingwithaforeground,middleground,and
backgroundlightandshadow,andusingprimarycolorstocreatetheirowncolorsinaneffective
composition.

Givenacrylicpaint,TSWBATcreatetheillusionof3dimensionalitybyusinglightandshadowfroma
specific,identifiablelightsourceintheiracryliclandscape.

Givenacrylicpaintingmaterials,TSWBATcomposeanacrylicpaintingthatdemonstratestheinherent
characteristicsandexpressivefeaturesofart.

Givenacrylicpaintingmaterials,TSWBATcreateapaintingoftheiridealworld/habitatonacanvasthatis
criticallythoughtoutandincorporatesthe5requiredcomponentsdecidedonbytheclasswater,
air/atmosphere,shelter,plants,andanothercomponentoftheirownchoice.

Usingtheircompletedacrylicpaintings,TSWBATreflectuponanddiscusstheuseofspaceandvaluein
theirownartwork.

ObservationGame:
Thisgameisoftenusedforamotivationalactivity,butcanalsobeusedasanassessmenttechniqueas
well.Itrevealsstudentsawarenessofsubjectmatterandcompositionalconcerns.

Showstudentsanoriginalartwork(orslide)andgivethemasettime(3minutesforexample)tostudyit
carefully.Thenremovetheimageandaskstudentstowriteasmuchastheycanrememberfromtheir
observations.Theteachermightdesignatespecificcategoriesforobservationsubjectmatter,elementsand
principles,artistsstyleandaskstudentstolookforinformationabouttheseastheyobserve.Foryounger
children,answerscouldbesharedorallyratherthanwritten.

UsingtheHabitablePlanetLessonphotosusedtoshowforeground,middlegroundandbackgroundcould
beusedinawaytocheckforunderstanding

Aboveareafewoftheartworksusedtoshowstudentshowtolayerpaintandconveydepthwithina
painting.

Byhavingthestudentswritedownwhattheysee/rememberfromanartworkwillhelptheteachergather
studentknowledgeinrecognizingaparticularconcept(tiedtolessonobjectives).

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