Differentiating for summative assessments is no different than differentiating for formative assessments, except that you want to be sure that mastery has been achieved at the point of a summative assessment. Using outside resources to guide understanding while completing a formative assessment should lead the student to a stronger understanding of a concept, but for the summative assessment, it is the assumption that the material has been mastered and is to be applied. In a unit in a Spanish class, usually there is a grammatical focal point as well as a theme and vocabulary. For example, one of the units that I teach is on giving directions. The grammar that is taught is the imperative mood (giving commands). The vocabulary is based on city vocabulary terms. Words like pharmacy and library would be found here, for example. Another grammar point would be the difference of the two verbs that mean "to be", which are ser and estar. Being able to use all of these concepts and apply them can be demonstrated in a test, but it could also be demonstrated by creating a dialogue between two people. I chose to use a comic strip assessment of this particular content. Students would need to use commands, ser and estar, and the city vocabulary using the theme of giving directions. This assignment could be offered in place of taking the exam over these topics. The only difference that I see in those two demonstrations of mastery of standards is that it would be easier to use outside sources with the comic strip. Perhaps allowing students to make the comic strip but also video their desktop while creating the comic strip. This would also assist a student with metacognition so that their process is explained step by step and their honesty is not questioned. Now, for my example, I did not record myself creating the assignment, but the finished product is provided. I created the comic strip and outlined the topics above that were required. Asking students to follow suit in marking the concepts that they were to master is a good way to ensure that they are aware of what they studied and where to include those concepts. In my example, I marked the use of ser/estar in green, the use of the vocabulary in red, and the commands in yellow. The site that I used is Stripcreator and is free! It gives quite a few fun options. The good news is that the brain likes images more than words, so it gives a student the opportunity to link the two. In language, there is a double benefit because then words will be linked to concepts rather than translations- that is what we need for acquisition!
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