[10.1] Teaching Strategies for Interpreting and Constructing Media Texts

[10.2] Studying Film Adaptations of Literature and Theater

[10.2a] Different Modes of Adaptation

[10.3] Organizing the Curriculum Around Teaching Strategies for Interpreting and Constructing Media Texts

[10.3a] Comparing Differences in Experience of Different Types of Media

[10.3b] Interpreting and Producing Narratives

[10.3c] Interpreting Characters’ Actions, Beliefs, Agendas, Goals

[10.3d] Contextualizing Texts in Terms of Cultural and Historical Worlds

[10.3e] Defining Intertextual / Hyptertextual Connections Between Texts

[10.3f] Uses of Intertextuality in Language Use and Voices in Chat, Blogs, or MOOs

[10.3g] Judging Quality of Literary and Media Texts

[10.4] Designing Units

[10.4a] Techniques for Developing Units

[10.4b] Evaluation and Assessment of Learning

[10.5] References

[10.6] Teaching Activities

Powerpoints

Information on assessments:

[10.4b.1] George Lucas Foundation: Assessment The George Lucas Educational Foundation instructional Chapter on assessment.
[10.4b.2]George Lucas Foundation: Assessing Project-Based Work [ click on video ] The George Lucas Educational Foundation instructional Chapter on assessing project-based work.
[10.4b.3]The ERIC website for assessment and evaluation
[10.4b.4]Coalition for Essential Schools [ material on authentic assessment ]

Information about rubrics:

[10.4b.5] On-line rubric templates such as Rubistar can be used to devise rubrics.
[10.4b.6] University of Wisconsin-Stout Professional Development [ lots of rubrics for different types of work ]
[10.4b.7] EnglishCompanion.com [ Jim Burke's rubrics for journals, projects, portfolios ]
[10.4b.8] Journal rubric
[10.4b.9] Rubric for video production
[10.4b.10] Mertler, Craig A. (2001). Designing scoring rubrics for your classroom. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 7(25).
[10.4b.11] Moskal, Barbara M. (2000). Scoring rubrics: what, when and how?. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 7(3).
[10.4b.12] Creating a Rubric from Scratch [ Chicago Public Schools ]

[10.4b.12a] Brualdi, A.  (2000).  What do we mean by results?: Implementing performance assessment in the classroom.  Classroom Leadership, 3(5).
[10.4b.12b] Bustle, L.S. (2004). The role of visual representation in the assessment of learning. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 47(5).
[10.4b.12c] Costa, A., & Kallick, B.  (Eds.). (2001). Assessing and reporting on habits of mind.  ASCD. Chapter 1. Defining Indicators of Achievement

For more information on e-portfolios:

[10.4b.13] The Electronic Portfolio Development Process [ Helen Barrett ]
[10.4b.14] American Association of Higher Education: Electronic Portfolios
[10.4b.15] Use of e-porfolios in teacher education
[10.4b.16] NCATE: 400 students' e-portfolios

[10.4b.51] College-level media studies courses syllabi

For further reading on evaluation:

Green, T. D., & Brown, A. H.  (2002). Multimedia projects in the classroom: A guide to development and evaluation.  San Francisco: Corwin Press

Sefton-Green, J., & Sinker, R. (Eds.) (2000). Evaluating creativity. New York: Routledge.

Smith, J.B. (2000). Journals and self assessment. Self-Assessment and Development in Writing: A Collaborative Inquiry. Jane Bowerman and Kathleen Blake Yancey, eds. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.

Stiggins, R. J., (2001). Student-involved classroom assessment 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Trumbull E., & Farr B. (2000). Grading and reporting student progress in an age of standards. Christopher-Gordon. Norwood, MA.

Worsnop, C. (1997). Assessing media work: Authentic assessment in media education. Lincoln, NE: Center for Media Literacy.