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Assessment Description
The integrated study of content areas enables students to engage through the purposeful application of content knowledge. Social studies is a content area that can be effectively integrated with multiple aspects of the arts, including visual arts, drama, and performance. Teachers can design meaningful learning experiences that are cross-curricular and guide students in the development of interdisciplinary skills within content area contexts, establishing connections that encourage exploration, discovery, and expression.
For this assignment, develop a learning experience that integrates the arts with social studies content and utilizes various forms of communication, incorporating interdisciplinary connections to real-world knowledge and skills. Research and examine a variety of teaching and instructional strategies for activities that engage students in complex thinking and meaningful tasks and lessons that integrate social studies and the arts.
Select a grade level (1st grade), at least one social studies and one arts standard from the state of Mississippi, and you’re planning to obtain teacher certification that can be met in your learning activity.
You will use the same standards and learning objectives for Topics 1 through 3, as well as potentially apply them to the benchmark assignment. Review these assignments before writing your learning activity, so you are familiar with the upcoming expectations.
The learning activity should include:
- At least one grade level. Social studies standard and one arts standard.
- Learning objectives that reflect the social studies and arts standards and are measurable.
- 100-150-word description of the learning activity, including a justification for how it integrates social studies and the arts.
- At least two instructional strategies to be used during the activity to foster the development of creativity and critical thinking and enhance students’ problem-solving skills, while advancing student performance.
- At least one opportunity during the learning activity for students to collaborate and communicate with peers as they apply learning to real-world knowledge and/or skills.
Support the learning activity with two to three scholarly resources.
While APA Style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric before beginning the assignment to familiarize yourself with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite technical support articles for assistance.
Rubric Criteria
Standards and Grade-Level
3.5 points
Criteria Description
Standards and Grade-Level
5. Target
3.5 points
At least one social studies and one arts standard is chosen, and standards are expertly linked to the grade level chosen.
4. Acceptable
3.05 points
At least one social studies and one arts standard is chosen, and standards are completely linked to the grade level chosen.
3. Approaching
2.59 points
At least one social studies and one arts standard chosen, and standards are unclearly linked to the grade level chosen.
No Submission
0 points
Not addressed.
Learning Objectives
10.5 points
Criteria Description
Learning Objectives
5. Target
10.5 points
The learning objectives are performance-driven, measurable, developmentally appropriate, and directly aligned with the chosen standards.
4. Acceptable
9.14 points
The learning objectives are skill-based, measurable, developmentally appropriate, and effectively aligned with the chosen standards.
3. Approaching
7.77 points
The learning objective identifies a few skills, or the objective is only somewhat measurable. It is vaguely developmentally appropriate, and minimally aligned with the chosen standards.
No Submission
0 points
Not addressed.
Learning Activity and Justification
14 points
Criteria Description
Learning Activity and Justification
5. Target
14 points
Description of the learning activity is innovative and thoroughly justifies how it integrates social studies and the arts.
4. Acceptable
12.18 points
Description of the learning activity is detailed and includes considerable justification for how it integrates social studies and the arts.
3. Approaching
10.36 points
Description of the learning activity is lacking detail and vaguely justifies how it integrates social studies and the arts.
No Submission
0 points
Not addressed.
Instructional Strategies
14 points
Criteria Description
Instructional Strategies
5. Target
14 points
Two or more instructional strategies are expertly used to foster the development of creativity, critical thinking, and enhance students’ problem-solving skills, while extensively advancing student performance.
4. Acceptable
12.18 points
Two instructional strategies are accurately used to foster the development of creativity, critical thinking, and enhance students’ problem-solving skills, while directly advancing student performance.
No Submission
0 points
Not addressed.
Collaborative and Communication Opportunity
14 points
Criteria Description
Collaborative and Communication Opportunity
5. Target
14 points
One or more opportunities are included that allow students to collaborate and communicate with peers in a meaningful way, while thoroughly applying learning to real-world knowledge and/or skills.
4. Acceptable
12.18 points
At least one logical opportunity is included that allows students to collaborate and communicate with their peers, while applying their learning to real-world knowledge and/or skills effectively.
No Submission
0 points
Not addressed.
Research
7 points
Criteria Description
Research
5. Target
7 points
The research supports the information presented. Sources are timely, distinctive, and clearly address all of the criteria stated in the assignment.
4. Acceptable
6.09 points
Research is relevant and generally supports the information presented. All of the criteria stated in the assignment are addressed.