MDAE EL Civics Objective

Objective 23
Civic Objective Description Access appropriate websites, yellow pages, and the library to obtain relevent and pertinent community service information.
Intended Level Beg. Low to Advanced
Language and
Literacy Objectives

1. Read and interpret web pages to obtain community service information.
4. *Locate specific community services and read ads in the yellow pages.

Assessment Type

Written

Task One

BL-Adv
Student will receive a resource list which consists of more than fifteen agencies/services, (may include state, county or local organizations) and written descriptions of 10 situations. He/She must choose and write the name of the agency or service to contact to get help for each situation. For example

a. a single mother is concerned that her teen-aged son may be using drugs.
b. Jennifer wants to participate in the local summer soft-ball league.

BL-BH students will view a set of 6 pictures depicting the situation. They must copy the name of the correct agency from the resource list which consists of more than ten organizaitons.

Resource list should include a table of contents and page numbers (BL-A)

Scoring Rubric
Each agency correctly identified with no spelling errors 2 points
Each correct agency identified that has errors in spelling but is still comprehensible 1 point
No agency/service or incorrect agency/service 0
Task Two

BL-Adv

Student will create a level appropriate booklet of community resource organizations based on his/her personal and family needs. For at least 8 community services listed in the booklet, students will write 6 items, for example: the type of service offered, the fees, eligibility requirements, the address, telephone number, and a contact person.

(BL- BH list 6 community resources with 4 required pieces of information.)

Booklet must include a table of contents and page numbers. (BL-Adv)

Scoring Rubric
Content  
For each organization listed that contains 6 pieces of required information 5 pts
For each organization listed that contains 5 pieces of required information 4 pts
For each organization listed that contains 4 pieces of required information 3 pts
For each organization listed that contains 3 pieces of required information 2 pts
For each organization listed that contains 2 pieces of required information 1 pt
No information 0
Legibility, Neatness, and Spelling  
Booklet contains table of contents, page numbers, and is neat, legible, and well-constructed. 10 pts
Booklet is missing table of contents or page numbers but is neat, legible, and well-constructed. 5 pts
Booklet does not have a table of contents and page numbers or is not neat and legible or well-constructed. 0
Rating Scale

Total Points Possible: 70

Advanced 63
Intermediate High 56
Intermediate Low 49
Beginning High 29
Beginning Low 21

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