Assessment Strategies
The lesson provides many opportunities for both informal and formal assessment. Classroom participation: Level of participation and active listening skills can be evaluated (1) during opening discussion regarding definition and concepts of industrialization and the industrial revolution, (2) class discussion about Overview Essay: The Pennsylvania Iron Industry: Furnace and Forge of America, and (3) pair sharing of homework responses to Student Worksheet 2-Iron Furnace Case Study. Cooperation of pairs/group work can be assessed during Student Worksheet 3-Iron Image Pairing assignment. For formal assessment see the following teacher guides in the Teacher Resource section: Teacher Guide to Student Worksheet 1-Data Collection Teacher Guide to Student Worksheet 2-Iron Furnace Case Study Teacher Guide to Student Worksheet 3-Iron Image Pairing The Culminating Essay will be assessed using the rubric provided below.
