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Checking Mrs. Allen's Assessment

Take a minute to review Mrs. Allen's lesson plan again, this time focussing on the assessment. Remember, SOL assessments with this kind of material will be through the use of multiple choice test items. Use the textbox below to reflect on her assessment, reviewing what we've already learned about objectives and activities.

So your job is to help Mrs. Allen develop an appropriate assessment for the objectives that are being measured in this lesson plan. You might want to start by reviewing the online resources from the Department of Education, including released test items.

Sample Scope and Sequence Guide (pdf)
Teacher Resource Guide (pdf)
Curriculum Framework (pdf)
Spring 2002 Released Test Items English End of Course Test (pdf)

Listed below are three objectives. In the space provided, describe an appropriate assessment Mrs. Allen might use.

OBJECTIVE: Students will analyze the symbols that Hawthorne used, including the Scarlet A, the meteor, the rose bush, and Pearl.

OBJECTIVE: Students will analyze the motifs that Hawthorne used, including day versus night, civilization versus wilderness, and evocative names.

OBJECTIVE: Students will describe the characteristics of Romanticism and supply examples of these characteristics that are found in The Scarlet Letter.

Now that we've worked through each section of the plan, let's put all the pieces together.