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Culminating Performance Assessment

Cycle 1

Cycle 1 Problem Frame

Many issues affect young people at school and in their communities. In order to determine
effective solutions to problems, we first need to: (1) identify and define issues in our community
and school, (2) analyze their root causes and effects, (3) find resources that may help us solve
the problem, and (4) decide what else we need to know to create an effective plan for change.
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Project Description
For the Culminating Performance Assessment for Cycle 1, each student will create a
Weebly website about an issue that they feel passionate about. The website will contain
multiple pages that focus on the different components of the problem frame for the cycle. (SEE
example)

Purpose
The website will be the initial source for students to argue for which issue they think we should
focus on for the rest of the year. We will be debating and voting on which issues to focus on next
cycle.
Creating a website is also a way to bring your message to the public, and it is a tool we will use
throughout the year.

Objective
Students will create a website about a social issue that they choose, where they will:
1. Demonstrate their understanding of concepts we explored in class.
2. Produce a solution to Cycle 1 Problem Frame for one issue of importance to them.
3. Demonstrate skills of of Analyzing Historical Outcomes, Reading Informational
Texts, and preliminary Research Skills.

Student Cycle 1 Final Project Checklist

1. Completed at least 75% of Competency Work for Cycle.
If you are missing work or are unsure, check Google Classroom for Work
Completion spreadsheet. (Orange is Competency Work. Blue is Habits of
Success Work. Assignments should have link. Paper assignments are also in
paper rack on closet door.)

2. Research and Organize Information Needed for Website

Completed and Submitted documents (Google classroom):
ID Issue Help
Define Issue

Research and Literature Review. (You will use this document to

complete your website).

3. Website Components (Pages of website)

Read Weebly Directions (Google Classroom).
i. Build Home Page
Title Page that Identifies Issue
Engage Viewer with Images/Videos and Short Explanation.
Link to other pages.

ii. Build Page: Define and explain the issue. (Use Evidence from
Research and Literature Review; 1+ paragraph)
Why is this a problem?
What is the extent of the problem?
What communities is it affecting?
Include at least one statistic and one graph or chart.

iii. Build Page: Analyzing the causes and effects of issue. ***
Create and use image of Issue Tree Analysis with at least 5 causes and 5
effects.
Use evidence from research to explain two causes and two effects.*
One must be an example of institutional forces.
One must be an example of interpersonal forces.
One must be an example of internalized oppression.

iv. Build Page: Identify Next Steps

Identify and describe one asset or ally that could help us solve the
problem.
A group or person who has worked on this issue?
Their goals and plan for achieving them?
Why does this issue deserve our attention?
Why is this issue important to you personally? To audience?
What is one question you have about this issue that needs to be
answered before an effective plan of action can be devised?

v. Works Cited
All sources documented in MLA format.
At least three sources (AT LEAST two must be text; one can be video;
must also include one graph, one statistic)

***If having trouble with this, see me.