IDM: Summative Performance Tasks; Arguments, Extensions, Taking Informed Action
4th Grade Social Studies Lesson Summative performance tasks are directly aligned to an inquiries compelling question and require students to construct an evidence-based argument in response to it (Grant, Swan, Lee, 2017). An argument is a collection of claims that are built upon evidence from a researchable question (Grant, Lee, Swan, 2015). As mentioned in my prior post, the 4th grade social studies lesson in Mrs. Crowe's class did not provide the framework for students to investigate an inquiry and develop an evidence-based argument. In the Inquiry Design Model, students have multiple options when presenting their argument such as creating a bullet-point outline, writing an essay, or designing a poster. The students in Mrs. Crowe's class had an Exit Ticket that consisted of answering the question, "Why is culture so important to a particular people or nation?" . Although similar to the initial essential question at the beginni...

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