Tpa 3 Sample

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Before beginning this task, read the complete directions provided in the CalTPA Candidate Handbook. Step 1: Assessment Selection and Planning for the Whole Class Directions To plan classroom assessment, a teacher determines his or her current point within the instructional sequence of a unit of study and identifies the student academic learning goals to measure. “Ideally, assessment and instruction are linked inextricably within any curriculum. The key to using assessment effectively and efficiently in a program of instruction is to recognize above all that different types of assessment tools must be used for different purposes.” (Reading/Language Arts Framework for California Public Schools, 1999, page 215) Select one class, a content area, and a unit of study to work with as you complete this performance task. Respond to the prompts below about the unit of study and its assessment. A. Academic Content Selection Grade Level: Seventh Grade Content Area: Social Science Subject Matter: Asian Civilization 1. List the state-adopted academic content standards or state-adopted framework you will cover in this unit. 7.3 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of China in the Middle Ages. 7.5 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Medieval Japan. 2. Describe the unit of study that addresses those standards. The unit focuses on Asian Civilizations from 500-1868. This unit covers two Asian Civilizations: Japan and China. The chapter focused on China, students will learn how the reunification of china helped establish it as a world power. Students will learn how the Tang and Song dynasties brought the world great inventions such as paper money, the compass, porcelain, gunpowder as

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