Formative Assessments:
- Risk Journal Writing Assignment (Self & Teacher Evaluation)
After students have read about risk takers in Idaho History in their Idaho Adventure textbook, from articles and short stories provided in class, and after having started the novel Inside Out & Back Again (together as a class), students will complete Risk Journal Writing. It is important to begin developing a vocabulary with students about risk taking and identifying the various circumstances and values at play in each decision. Students should learn to evaluate the connection between decisions made while taking a risk and outcomes of those decisions.
- Family History Writing Essay (Self & Peer Evaluation--> Teacher Evaluation on Final)