Unit 2: Activity 1: Assessing Project Based Learning

Module 5 Unit 2 Activity 1: Assessing Project-Based Learning 

Project Title: Lifting Our Voices

Project Objective: 

Students deliver a speech on a current political issue to stakeholders and produce an
online/multimedia adaptation of the speech. ("Lifting Our Voices: MyPBLWorks")

Subjects/Grade Level/Project Timeline: 

  • English/Social Studies
  • Grade 10-12 
  • 1/2 Unit duration (1 week)

Project Idea: 
In this project, students examine political speeches and propaganda that were historically
effective in shifting societal perceptions on major social issues (civil rights, women’s rights,workers’ rights, etc.).
Student teams select a current political issue (local, state, federal) to investigate and
engage with their peers in a Structured Academic Controversy to develop their ideas on the topic.
Individual students use what they learn about rhetorical devices, argumentation, and the issue
at hand to write and present a persuasive speech that will convince first-time voters
or other stakeholders of their stance. 
Sample topics might include mass incarceration, fracking, the electoral college,
GMO labeling of foods, immigration policy, or any other issue of students’ choice.
("Lifting Our Voices: MyPBLWorks")
Standards Addressed: 
Common Core Standards
Writing
Social Studies
W.11-12.1 
D2.Civ.5.9-12
RL11-12.6
D4.1 9-12
SL11-12.4

D4.3. 9-12
11-12 SL.5 
Driving Question: How can we use our voices to effect change? 
Grading Rubric:  

Motivation and Feedback Plan: 

  • How many “check-in” points during the project process?
Throughout the process, students will be “checked-on” constantly.
There will formal check-ins at the end of each lesson to check student progress.
In total there will be four formal check-ins.
  • How to monitor students throughout the project process? 
During the group section of the project, students will be assigned roles.
They need to be reminded to focus on their roles while also working as a group. 
Ensure students have a copy of the rubric which they can refer to throughout the process. 
  • What will be submitted to the teacher? 
The student will submit a group discussion review and research packet. 
Student’s will submit an individual research page and a speech script
  • What kinds of feedback will the student receive during and after the project? 
Students will receive oral and written feedback from their peers and the teacher.
Students feedback will come in the form of a checklist that is aligned with the grading rubric. 
Students will also receive feedback in the form of a Q&A section at the end of their speech. 
  • How will students reflect on the project process?
Students will record a short reflection video based on the Visual Thinking Exercise:
I used to think, Now I think… (The reflection video will be no more than 2 minutes in length) 
References:
Lifting Our Voices: MyPBLWorks. (n.d.).
Retrieved from https://my.pblworks.org/project/lifting-our-voices.  

Rubric Maker. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://rubric-maker.com/index.php?v=home&page_ac=&type=&tool=. 

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