Virginia Leaders’ Impact on America’s Founding

Culminating Assessment:

Students will work in teams to describe these important documents: the Virginia Declaration of Rights, the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, and the U.S. Bill of Rights. The teacher will divide the class into three groups and assign each group one document: the Virginia Declaration of Rights, the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, or the Bill of Rights. Each group is to thoroughly review their document, and prepare a brief lesson to teach to the fourth grade class next door. Students are to create a visual aid, such as a poster or a wall hanging to illustrate their document. They will also include a picture of the document’s author as part of their presentation. Teacher will use a rubric scale to grade the presentations.

Culminating Assessment (in detail)
Divide class into 3 groups. Assign each group one document: Virginia Declaration of Rights, the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, and the Bill of Rights. Each group is to thoroughly review their document, and prepare a brief lesson to teach to the fourth grade class next door. Students are to create a visual aid, such as a poster or a wall hanging to illustrate their document. They will also include a picture of the document’s author as part of their presentation.

Teacher will use a rubric scale to grade the presentations.

Rubric Grading Scale:
4 – Excellent
Student thoroughly and accurately teaches the material needed about the assigned document. Visual aid is clear and concise.
3 – Good
Student adequately teaches the material needed about the assigned document. Visual aid includes most needed information.
2 – Fair
Student teaches the material needed about the assigned document, but is difficult to understand. The visual aid lacks clarity and is not concise.
1 – Poor
Student does not teach the material at all. Visual aid is missing or only partially done.