1. Collaborative Group Task with Grade 4
Topic: Transition to Middle School
Goal:You will work with Grade 4 classes to help them with the emotional/mental/social aspects of transitioning to MS. The session will involve 2
parts.
Part 1: Q & A session: You will answer some questions generated by Grade 4 students. Next, you will brainstorm what you think they should know
about the social/emotional/mental aspects of MS and createsome questions and answers based on your thinking.
Part 2: Activity: You will set goals, plan, organize and present a “hands on” activity which will focus on ways to manage stress in Middle School
(artwork, music, yoga, games).
Grading Rubric
Exemplary Proficient Developing Emerging
Comments
A 100% A- B+ 88% B- C+ 76% C- D+ 64% D-
Connection and
6. The work was done in an The work was done in a The work was done in 1. The work was not done
Collaboration
unusually collaborative way. highly collaborative way. a somewhat in a collaborative way.
 Working
The group was highly The group was effective collaborative way. The The group never came
cooperatively
effective in accomplishing in accomplishing the group was somewhat together, dissolved into
 Respecting
the task by drawing upon task by drawing upon ineffective in drawing isolated sub-groups
others and
and blending all the talents and blending most of upon the talents and and/or individuals, or
their ideas
and interests of its the talents and interests interests of its never addressed the
 Making
members, by seeking of its members, by members. conflicts and needs that
shared
agreement, and by seeking agreement, and arose.
decisions The work was
effectively troubleshooting troubleshooting and
 Taking action somewhat incomplete,
and compromising when compromising at times
incoherent, and/or
needed. when needed.
ineffective.
Communication Developed highly Developed appropriate Needed guidance to Needed support and
 Questions appropriate questions and questions and answers develop the questions guidance to develop
and answers answers addressing the addressing the and answers. the questions and
 How do I social/emotional/mental social/emotional/mental answers.
Needed support to
communicate aspects of the transition to aspects of the transition
define the purpose Lacking a purpose and
effectively? MS. to MS.
and appropriateness appropriateness for the
Has a clearly defined Has a purpose and for the audience. audience.
purpose and highly appropriately addresses
appropriately addresses the the audience.
audience.
Personal Highly effectively identified Identified goals, Describe only a few of Begin to work in a
Management & goals, developed and developed and the steps needed to random fashion and are
Reflection organized the plan. organized the plan. achieve the goals and unclear about the goals
 Goal setting requires redirection requiring support to
Completed assignment in a Completed assignment
 Developing state the goals or steps
timely manner and able to in a timely manner. Needed guidance to
and to achieve them.
practice several times. complete assignment
organizing a Articulate an awareness
on time.
plan Articulate an understanding of their strengths and
Respond to a plan for
 Reflecting on of their strengths and areas areas for growth as a Articulate some
self-improvement
Learning for growth as a learner. learner. awareness of learning
developed by their
style and areas of
teacher.
strength or growth
with direct guidance
from teachers.
Questions for Reflection
1. What did you enjoy about this task? 2. What were your strengths as a group?
3. Which aspects of the task were most challenging and why? 4. What would you change if you were going to do this task again?