A diagnostic assessment was conducted today, in which students were asked to respond to each question in a clearly structured paragraph.
At the commencement of a unit, diagnostics provide vital information regarding what students think they know, what insights they possess, what misconceptions they may have and what issues will be further explored. We will be revisiting the diagnostic when we return in January and students will be given a chance to revise and extend their thinking. As a class, we will use the data to make observations and arrive at conclusions, in order to understand individual and collective thinking.
DIAGNOSTIC QUESTIONS
1. Why should we study works of fiction? (What might the value be?)
2. What are some elements of a story?
3. What might we learn by studying characters in a novel?
4. How might authors construct characters? What do they need to consider?
At the commencement of a unit, diagnostics provide vital information regarding what students think they know, what insights they possess, what misconceptions they may have and what issues will be further explored. We will be revisiting the diagnostic when we return in January and students will be given a chance to revise and extend their thinking. As a class, we will use the data to make observations and arrive at conclusions, in order to understand individual and collective thinking.
DIAGNOSTIC QUESTIONS
1. Why should we study works of fiction? (What might the value be?)
2. What are some elements of a story?
3. What might we learn by studying characters in a novel?
4. How might authors construct characters? What do they need to consider?