Client Information

Erica Nash Union Elementary School Erica.nash@bcsdk12.net 718871

Performance Task Title

Easy as PIE

Grade Level
1st grade

Designer
Laria Walker

Performance Task Annotation

Students will be able to identify the authors purpose for writing a passage
Students will be able to create an example of a persuasive, informing, and
entertaining picture and/or passage.

Subject(s)
Reading

Approximate Duration of Performance Task

1 hour

Focus Standards
ELAGSE1RI8: Identify the reason an author gives to support points in a text.

National Standards (MUST include ISTE NETS Standards e.g., NETS-S,

NETS-T, NETS-A); include other national standards as deemed relevant)
Creative Communicator- Students communicate clearly and express
themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles,
formats and digital media appropriate to their goals.

Description and Teacher/Trainer Directions

The performance task and rubric will be implemented on the last day of the unit as a
summative assessment.
Before arriving in the computer lab the teacher will show a 8 minute authors
purpose review video where students will watch 8 short video clips and decide
of the clip was performed to persuade, inform, or entertain:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg8nFoniSjs&t=394s
Afterwards students will play the Authors purpose game:
http://roomrecess.com/mobile/AuthorsPurpose/play.html
Next explain the rules and tools of storyboard that and how to create their
own product that shows examples of persuasion, entertainment, and
information.
Go over the rubric and give each student a rubric to refer to while completing
the assignment.
Rubric Title
Easy as PIE

Rubric Description
Inserted below is a summative rubric that entails the performance expectations after
completing the authors purpose unit. Students can earn a maximum of 100 points which
equals 100%. Students will be graded on the accuracy of their definitions, examples,
legibility, and creativity. The meets standards column is worth 25 points, the emerging
towards standard column is worth 15 points, and the does not meet standard column is
worth is 0 points.

Rubric or Other Performance Evaluation Tool (INSERT THE ACTUAL RUBRIC)

Easy as PIE summative performance rubric
Does not meet Emerging towards Meets standard (25 points)
standard (0 standard (15
points) points)
Definition No definition Definition was Definition was clear and had all
present/ was present but not the correct components
incorrect clear
Example No example Example was The example was clear and
was given/ given but not clear correct
was incorrect
Legibility Work was Work was Student created complete
ineligible somewhat difficult thoughts
to read
Creativity Work was not Work was Work was
complete complete and neat,
contained complete, and
definitions good provided new
examples that may thought
or may not have oriented
been discussed in examples and
class. definitions Total ________

Example of Student Work with Teacher Commentary (Insert one example of

what you would expect a student to submit.)

Materials and Equipment

Computers, scratch paper, pencils/crayon, rubric

What 21st Century Technology was used in this performance task?

Digital performance task using storyboard that!
Computers

Differentiated Instruction (Readiness, Learning Profile, and Student Interests)

 Below grade level-create a digital visual giving the definition of the 3 types of
authors purposes for writing
On grade level- create a digital visual giving an example and picture of the 3
types of authors purposes for writing

Web Resources (if used in the instruction and/or assessment)

http://www.storyboardthat.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg8nFoniSjs&t=394s
http://roomrecess.com/mobile/AuthorsPurpose/play.html

Setting
The performance task will take place in the computer lab. The Lab has computers
lining 3 walls of the classroom with individual headphones. Students will be guided
through how to use storyboard that to make digital storyboards that supply the
examples of how to use tools to display learning.
Learners
The learners in Mrs. Nashs first grade class are between the ages of 6-8 with one
being retained last school year. The class is made up of 21 male and female
students. The class is made up of above on and below level learners. 95% of the
class is African American, while 5% is Caucasian. The only language spoken is
English. The students are majority visual and kinesthetic learners. She says that
forget what is told to them without visual s very easily. I decided that a visual
performance assessment would suit her class.