Module 1: Task 3

Foldable
Elisabeth Marquez

Front of Foldable Label, What I learned in Social Studies this week

Illustration of topic, important vocab, and journal question. What does equality mean to you?

Answering the question in the foldable.

1) Think about the foldable that you made. How would you assess students who had
completed this foldable?
I would assess their foldable based on content. In relation to my own foldable, I added a picture
about the topic, important vocabulary and a small prompt asking students to answer a question.
I would assess students on three major things: the inclusion of an appropriate picture with
dialogue or captions, important vocabulary, and how in-depth their answer to the question was.
2) How does a foldable compare to a test or more traditional way of demonstrating
knowledge?
I think that foldables are a much more creative way to assess students knowledge about a
certain topic. Furthermore, they can reduce the anxiety students may feel when taking a test or
quiz which sometimes only demonstrates how well they can fill in a bubble or guess.
Nevertheless, foldables need to have interesting components that include the student and not
just vocabulary words--it needs to go beyond that. As such, having students answer questions
related to the content that puts it within personal lines makes students care more about the
topic. That is why in my foldable I asked students to say what the word meant to them.
3) How successful do you think students would be at making foldables? What would you
need to do in order to help them to be successful?
The first they are introduced in the classroom, the teacher will obviously have to guide students
through each step slowly and carefully. As IMB taught me, it takes students awhile to fold and
cut necessary parts. Nevertheless, the best way to save on instructional time is to have a helper
student at each table that can help students still unsure of how to create the foldable. After a
while, if the same style of foldable is utilized for different subjects, then students will know what
you are talking about and create it without heavy guidance.