Homework-The
Key to Good Grades
Mrs. Narain
I.S. 126Q
Introduction:
It has come to our attention that some students are
not doing their homework on a regular basis.
This is a serious problem in our school because students are failing due
to not handing in their homework. We
need to increase the number of students that hand in homework.
Congratulations! Your class has been selected to
develop strategies to encourage students to complete their homework.
Task:
You will work in groups of 5 to create a poster that will teach your fellow students strategies to complete their homework. You will also create a 5 question survey that will assess how well students have remembered the strategies.
Process:
(Use the Steps of the PPA to complete your task)
1. Conduct a quick poll on how many
students have handed in homework in the last three days.
2. Data about the importance of homework.
Why Students May not Complete Homework
Brainstorm in your groups
· What are some reasons why students don’t hand in homework?
· What do your teachers do to encourage students to hand in their homework?
· Does it work?
Select the Best Solution (Feasibility vs. Effectiveness)
· After evaluating different ways to encourage students to do their homework, work with your group to decide which method is most effective.
· Be prepared to explain your choice.
1. Identify and define the problem using the worksheet.
2. Gather evidence for this problem and complete the following worksheet.
3. Identify the causes and effects using the following worksheet.
4. Evaluate the public policies using the following worksheet.
5. Evaluate the effectiveness of your policy and select the best solution.
Resources:
Why Students May not
Complete Homework
Evaluation:
Rubric
|
Components |
Exceeds Standard Level 4 |
Meets Standard Level 3 |
Developing Level 2 |
Rewrite Level 1 |
|
Overall ideas |
- Imaginative, grabs
reader’s attention |
- Engaging or relevant,
interests reader |
- Ordinary or predictable |
- Boring or unimaginative |
|
Points |
25
24 23 |
22
21 20 |
19
18 17 |
16
15 14 |
|
Sequence of Ideas |
- Complete and coherent |
- Logical |
- Understandable even though
a few parts out of place or confusing |
- Hard to follow |
|
Points |
25
24 23 |
22
21 20 |
19
18 17 |
16
15 14 |
|
Mechanics |
- Spelling consistently
accurate - Punctuation and
capitalization enhance meaning |
- Spelling mostly accurate - Punctuation and capitalization
makes sense most of the time |
- Spelling sometimes
accurate - Punctuation and
capitalization sometimes makes sense |
- Spelling often inaccurate
accurate - Punctuation and
capitalization detract from meaning |
|
Points |
25
24 23 |
22
21 20 |
19
18 17 |
16
15 14 |
|
Homework Poster and Quiz |
- Poster is accurate - Knowledge of the PPA is
evident - Quiz questions are
relevant |
Poster is mostly accurate - Knowledge of the PPA is
mostly evident - Quiz questions are mostly
relevant |
Poster is somewhat accurate - Knowledge of the PPA is
partly evident - Quiz questions are partly
relevant |
Poster is not accurate - Knowledge of the PPA is
not evident - Quiz questions are not relevant . |
|
Points |
25
24 23 |
22
21 20 |
19
18 17 |
16
15 14 |
Score: Calculate a score for
each category of the rubric. Then add to
get a total score.
Overall ideas (25-14) _____ Sequence of Ideas (25-14) ______ Mechanics
(25-14) ______ Form (25-14) ______ Total
Score (out of 100) ______
Conclusion:
Congratulations! You have successfully helped your
fellow students to develop a plan to complete their homework.
Common Core State Standards ELA
