Citizenship Collage
Social Studies Performance Event
Grades 7 - 8
by
Kris Vanscoy,
Theresa Wood and Rick Peterson
Spokane R-7 School District
Southwest Regional MAP Center
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Citizenship Collage
Purpose: This performance event will assess the students’ ability to
assemble visual images into a collage displaying the rights and
responsibilities of a United States citizen and to make a written statement
explaining and/or defending the underlying meaning of his/her art.
Learner Objectives:
1) The student will be able to analyze the characteristics and qualities of a
responsible US Citizen.
2) The student will create a well designed collage.
3) The student will illustrate an amendment from the Bill of Rights.
Show-Me Standards Addressed:
Knowledge: SS.1, FA.1
Performance: 2.1, 4.2, 4.3
Grade Level Range: 7 - 8
Subject Area: Social Studies
Materials and Resources Needed:
• Performance Task Packet containing Student Prompt and Scoring
Guide
• Text and other reference material
• Various art supplies: magazines, poster board, glue, scissors
Time Needed for Event: Approximately: 1-55 minute class period
Instructions for Administration:
Provide the students with a Performance Task Packet and read the prompt to
ensure the directions are clearly understood. Also provide and discuss a
scoring guide.
Pre-assessment Instructions: Students will need the prerequisite
knowledge of citizenship and their personal rights and responsibilities. The
student will need basic knowledge of the artistic process of collage making.
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Student Prompt
You have just studied the rights and responsibilities of a
citizen of the United States of America. Now, demonstrate
your knowledge of your rights as a citizen by creating a
collage of images and phrases representing one of the first
ten amendments. You will use magazines to find these
images and phrases. Remember when creating a collage
design the entire page. Following the creation of your
collage, write one or more paragraphs explaining at least 3
reasons you chose the images and phrases used in your
collage and defending the underlying meaning in your
work.
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Student Response Sheet # 1
Use the images you’ve found after consulting several sources to
make a visual plan for your collage.
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Student Response Sheet # 2
You are now ready to use the materials provided by your teacher to
create your collage.
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Student Response Sheet # 3
Write one or more paragraphs explaining at least 3 reasons you
chose the images and phrases used in your collage and defending
the underlying meaning in your work of art.
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Page is well
designed
All pictures
selected
correctly
illustrate
amendment
selection
3 reasons
correctly
define claim
Correctly ID
and amendment
in pictures
SS 1, 4.2 LO
(3)
Support of
claim
SS 1, 4.3, LO 1
4
Advanced
Create of
collage FA 1
1.1 LO (2)
Criteria (LO
and Standards)
Some
pictures
selected
correctly
illustrate
amendment
Page is
poorly
designed
2
Partial
Success
2 reasons
1 reason
adequately define adequately
claim
defines claim
Most pictures
selected correctly
illustrate
amendment
Adequate page
design
3
Acceptable
Citizenship Collage Scoring Guide
No attempt
at design
Little to No
Success
No pictures
selected
illustrate
amendment
0