10 Performance-Based Projects for the Language Arts Classroom

from Mrs.DuBois

Performance-based/project-based activities prepare students for the thinking required in the real world.Ten doable projects are included in this book. These projects involve oral presentations (book talks, debate/political speech, group discussion, role-playing, interview), exhibition, written ex...

from LauraEnos

I really love the layout/organization of this reference. Even though I teach middle school, I plan on adapting some of these ideas for older students. The rubrics are very well written. These are some great ideas for students to do more critical thinking and hands-on learning!

from sara1022

I received this book via Early Reviewers. I am a 5th grade literacy teacher and was excited to get this book. It has great lessons that are easy to read and resources that you can use, especially in the research area of literacy. I will be using some of these lessons this year!

from benuathanasia

This is a decent primer for beginning teachers - those who haven't yet collected rubrics, project guides, and some basic mini-lessons into their arsenal. It includes these materials for ten of the most common performance tasks. I wish it had provided more on less common performance task delivery ...

from KarenRendall

A great collection of projects for a language arts classroom. The projects include descriptions, rationales, handouts, and rubrics. It includes everything you need to utilize these projects in your own classroom.