FLECs
Bedford Central Campus
LST10
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Project: How Do You Get Organized for success in High School?
Value: 8% of final mark
Outcomes being measured:
Students will demonstrate organizational skills through:
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Collectively researching, outlining, and practicing student based organizational skills
Research organizational skills on Inet and create poster presentation
Students will brainstorm organizational skills and then create an evaluation rubric to
assess those skills
Tasks:
In groups of no more than three students:
1) Research organizational skills and create poster presentation that outlines
organizational skills that all students should follow for survival at FLECs.
(50%)
2) Create a rubric based on your organizational skills chart that can assess
any student’s organizational ability. (30%)
3) Collaborative group work (20%)
Materials Required:
1. Coloured markers and pencils.
2. Bristol Board
3. Pencils
4. Resources
5. Your brains!!!!
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Bedford Central Campus
LST10
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The details:
Task 1 – The Poster (60%)
You have been presented a collection of organizational skills resources. They
include articles on time management, study habits, and so on. You will:
1. Develop a plan with your group to complete this project in the time
allotted.
2. Divide the labour in your group by sharing the responsibility for research.
Divide and conquer! Each student should share in the research. (Don’t
forget SQ3R!!!!!!!)
3. Once you have collected important information, collaborate with your
group about the organizational skills that will be included in your poster
presentation.
4. After making your choices, plan how you will present it on the bristol
board. You may include: a mind map, a chart, a tree, and so on.
(Inspiration 7.5 may be useful to you on this project.)
5. After the planning, create your poster. Remember the quality of your work
is being evaluated so make it neat!!
See attached Poster Rubric for your assessment.
Task 2 – The Assessment Rubric (40%)
A rubric is simply a chart used to assess student work and ability with course
material. A rubric can be used in other ways as well – to assess student’s
organizational skills. This is the goal of task two: create an assessment rubric
to assess a student’s organizational skills based on the chart you created
in task one.
A good example of a rubric is your personal management rubric. Another
example is the rubric your teacher will be using to assess your development in
this project. Your teacher can provide other examples for you on request.
This website may prove useful to you: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
See attached rubric creation rubric for your assessment, and for an
example of how to create a rubric.
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Bedford Central Campus
LST10
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Making A Poster: Organizational Skills Poster Rubric (50%)
CATEGORY 4
3
2
1
Labels
All items of
Almost all items of Several items of
Labels are too
importance on the importance on the importance on the small to view OR
poster are clearly poster are clearly poster are clearly no important items
labelled with labels labelled with labels labelled with labels were labelled.
that can be read
that can be read
that can be read
from at least 3 ft. from at least 3 ft. from at least 3 ft.
away.
away.
away.
Required Elements The poster includes All required
All but 1 of the
Several required
all required
elements are
required elements elements were
elements as well as included on the
is included on the missing.
additional
poster.
poster.
information.
Knowledge Gained Student can
Student can
Student can
Student appears to
accurately answer accurately answer accurately answer have insufficient
all questions related most questions
about 75% of
knowledge about
to facts in the
related to facts in questions related to the facts or
poster and
the poster and
facts in the poster processes used in
processes used to processes used to and processes used the poster.
create the poster. create the poster. to create the poster.
Content - Accuracy At least 7 accurate 5-6 accurate facts 3-4 accurate facts Less than 3
facts are displayed are displayed on the are displayed on the accurate facts are
on the poster.
poster.
poster.
displayed on the
poster.
Attractiveness
The poster is
The poster is
The poster is
The poster is
exceptionally
attractive in terms acceptably
distractingly messy
attractive in terms of design, layout attractive though it or very poorly
of design, layout, and neatness.
may be a bit messy. designed. It is not
and neatness.
attractive.
Mechanics
Capitalization and There is 1 error in There are 2 errors There are more
punctuation are
capitalization or
in capitalization or than 2 errors in
correct throughout punctuation.
punctuation.
capitalization or
the poster.
punctuation.
Grammar
There are no
There is 1
There are 2
There are more
grammatical
grammatical
grammatical
than 2 grammatical
mistakes on the
mistake on the
mistakes on the
mistakes on the
poster.
poster.
poster.
poster.
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Bedford Central Campus
LST10
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Rubric Creation Rubric 30%
Student Name:
CATEGORY
Rubric Labels
Rubric Accuracy
Mechanics
Grammar
________________________________________
4
All items of
importance on the
rubric clearly
labelled
Each rubric
category is clearly
explained and in
easily followed.
3
Almost all items of
importance on the
rubric are clearly
labelled.
Each rubric
category is
explained well and
in mostly easy to
follow.
Capitalization and There is 1 error in
punctuation are
capitalization or
correct throughout punctuation.
the rubric.
There are no
There is 1
grammatical
grammatical
mistakes on the
mistake on the
rubric.
rubric.
2
Several items of
importance on the
rubric are clearly
labelled
Each rubric
category poorly
explained and can
be followed with
difficulty.
There are 2 errors
in capitalization or
punctuation.
There are 2
grammatical
mistakes on the
rubric.
1
No important items
were labelled.
Each rubric
category is not
explained and can't
be followed.
There are more
than 2 errors in
capitalization or
punctuation.
There are more
than 2 grammatical
mistakes on the
rubric.
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Bedford Central Campus
LST10
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Collaborative Work Skills (20%)
Student Name:
CATEGORY
Contributions
________________________________________
4
Routinely provides
useful ideas when
participating in the
group and in
classroom
discussion. A
definite leader who
contributes a lot of
effort.
3
Usually provides
useful ideas when
participating in the
group and in
classroom
discussion. A
strong group
member who tries
hard!
2
1
Sometimes
Rarely provides
provides useful
useful ideas when
ideas when
participating in the
participating in the group and in
group and in
classroom
classroom
discussion. May
discussion. A
refuse to
satisfactory group participate.
member who does
what is required.
Tends to
Rarely gets things
procrastinate, but done by the
always gets things deadlines AND
done by the
group has to adjust
deadlines. Group deadlines or work
does not have to
responsibilities
adjust deadlines or because of this
work
person's inadequate
responsibilities
time management.
because of this
person's
procrastination.
Often listens to,
Rarely listens to,
shares with, and
shares with, and
supports the efforts supports the efforts
of others, but
of others. Often is
sometimes is not a not a good team
good team member. player.
Time-management Routinely uses time Usually uses time
well throughout the well throughout the
project to ensure
project, but may
things get done on have procrastinated
time. Group does on one thing.
not have to adjust Group does not
deadlines or work have to adjust
responsibilities
deadlines or work
because of this
responsibilities
person's
because of this
procrastination.
person's
procrastination.
Working with
Almost always
Usually listens to,
Others
listens to, shares
shares, with, and
with, and supports supports the efforts
the efforts of
of others. Does not
others. Tries to
cause "waves" in
keep people
the group.
working well
together.
Quality of Work
Provides work of Provides high
Provides work that
the highest quality. quality work.
occasionally needs
to be
checked/redone by
other group
members to ensure
quality.
Provides work that
usually needs to be
checked/redone by
others to ensure
quality.
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