English 3D offers teachers daily opportunities to assess learning, inform instruction, and assign grades. Test given at the beginning, middle, and end of the year also help schools and districts to asses students' learning over the course of the year.
Daily Do Now
The Daily Do Now is a brief task that students complete during the first few minutes of each class to review high-utility and topic-related vocabulary. Based on students’ responses, a teacher can review, reteach, or reinforce a particular word or concept.
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Issue Test
At the end of each of the 12 issues, students will take an Issue Test that assesses academic vocabulary (topic-related and high-utility words), summarizing, and language and convention skills.
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Writing Assignments
Students work on an academic writing task in each issue, writing either a paragraph or a longer essay. They will then use a rubric to score their writing and guide their revisions, while teachers will use rubrics to offer feedback and inform grades.
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30- 60-Second Speeches
After every two issues, students plan, write, and present a speech. Rubrics help students to self- and partner assess, while teachers will use rubrics to offer specific feedback and inform grades.
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