Module 5, Unit 2---Thinking Like An Assessor

The performance outcome is the first thing I will consider when I start the unit lesson plan. Only when students realize that they can use the language learned in the class in daily life, will they then become more confident and more interested in studying. In this unit, students need to learn how to use the simple past tense, which is pretty difficult for grade 2 students. They are too young to understand the theory or grammar structure, and feel bored quickly if the teacher just tells them how to use it directly. As for teachers, we can use different tasks to tell whether students really get what they have learned. Performance assessment uses tasks that require students to demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and strategies by creating a response or product (Rudner & Boston, 1994; Wiggins, 1989).

Summative: The student makes a holiday poster, giving the presentation about their holidays with simple past tense at the end of this unit. The teacher will write down some notes to make sure students use the vocabulary, sentence structures and the simple past tense.

Formative assessments:

Assessment 1:

The student gives a presentation about their holidays. At least 3 simple past tense verbs are needed in the presentation. The teacher will take notes while the student is making the presentation.

Assessment 2:

 Ask and answer the questions about their holidays in pairs. The teacher will walk around and take notes about what they are saying.

Assessment 3:

    Each student needs to write down 3 sentences with simple past tense.

Assessment 4:

     Students will finish a quiz for checking whether they understand how to change the verbs into past tense. 60% of accuracy is passing this part of the level covered.

Unit 5 Simple Past Tense                        Name:___________       Class:____________ 1 go______________                2is/am________________ 3 are_____________                4 do__________________ 5 say_____________                6 see_________________ 7 have/has________                8 swim________________ 9 look______________              10 run________________

Assessment 5:

      The student needs to find out all the past tense verbs in the text in 5 minutes.