Performance Task Title: Second Grade Social Studies Project about Elections

Submitted by: Diana Mills

Date: 10/8/2008

Performance Task – GRASPS

Goal – You will find out how an election process works. You will find out what positive traits a leader needs to possess to become elected.

Role – You will participate in a campaign and dedicate your time and energy to making sure your candidate gets elected.

Audience – You will be working to convince another second grade class at who the best candidate is to elect.

Situation – Your class needs a class president. You will be assigned to a group to create a fictitious character who will be voted on to become class president. Your group will present your candidate to another second grade class who will vote on which class president to elect.

Product/Performance- You will work with your group in creating an ideal candidate to be class president. Each group will be responsible for creating a campaign poster that lists the positive traits their candidate possesses as well as a list of rules that their candidate will enforce. Each group will also write a brief campaign speech that they will deliver to the other second grade class explaining why their candidate is the best person for the job. The class will work together as a whole in creating registration cards, ballots and a ballot box.

Standard/Criteria for Success – see rubric.

Social Studies Election Rubric

	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4	Score
Understanding Election Process Demonstrated knowledge Assisted with the registration cards, ballots, and ballot box	Group appeared to be unclear on what they were doing.	Group asked a lot of questions and were not clear on the election process.	Group understood the election process and were very helpful.	Group displayed compete understanding of the election process and were very self sufficient in working on the election.
Campaign Poster Creative name, slogan, and picture Lists positive leadership traits and rules to be enforced Neatly done	Group still needs to work on putting their ideas into a creative resource.	Group had an average poster and needs to work on adding more information.	Group had a good poster that contained all the necessary information about their candidate.	Group had a very creative and well done poster that was pleasing to the eye with a lot of creativity.
Presentation Persuasive and convincing speech Well written Spoke clearly and audibly	Group had difficulty in writing and presenting their speech.	Group still needs to work on writing and presentation skills.	Group had a good speech and presentation.	Group had a well written speech with excellent presentation skills.
Working Together Sharing ideas with group Showing interest and participation	Group had difficulty in working together and not everyone participated.	Group still needs to work on working together effectively.	Group came up with a good candidate and everyone participated.	Group listened positively to each other and created an excellent candidate together.