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Pen Pal The Pen Pal task allows students to demonstrate their ability to write a formal letter in response to another letter. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a letter and a photograph. This task is a part of the Functional Writing task series from 1998 by NEMP. |
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Pendant The Pendant task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify and discuss the materials, processes and procedures, and the cultural elements of a work of art. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resourcesrequired for this task is a pendant. This task is a part of the Responding to Art task series from 2007. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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People in Places The People in Places unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 3 teaching and learning activities, assessment criteria, and resources. Unit description from source: In People in Places students focus on selecting and using ideas to improvise and create short devised drama about a familiar place like a supermarket. Students develop their drama skills as they work individually and in small groups to create characters and scenes. They use drama techniques and process to plan and create a character and actions to communicate their ideas, observations and experiences about a familiar place. |
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Pet Mouse The Pet Mouse task allows students to demonstrate their ability to generate possible design solutions. Students will design a "mouse catcher" to catch a pet mouse that has escaped. Students will complete this task working independently. The resources required for this task are a toy mouse, an instruction card, a ruler, an eraser, and an answer booklet. This task is a part of the Technological Capabilities task series from 2004. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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Pet Pals Please The Pet Pals Please task allows students to demonstrate their ability to follow instructions while reading and reading comprehension skills. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task an advertisement and questions. This task is a part of the Silent Reading task series from 1996 by NEMP. |
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Pets The Pets task allows students to demonstrate their ability to make a key for a bar graph. Students will complete this task working independently. The resources required for this task are a set of stickers and a bar graph in a recording book. This task is a part of the Construction or Completing Graphs, Tables, and Maps task series from 2003. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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Phone Cards The Phone Cards task allows students to demonstrate their ability to complete a line graph. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are an incomplete graph and a text. This task is a part of the Construction or Completing Graphs, Tables, and Maps task series from 1995 by NEMP. |
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Phone Messages The Phone Messages task allows students to demonstrate their ability to retell a phone message. Students will complete this task working independently. The resources required for this task is an audio recording and a laptop computer. This task is a part of the Functional Writing task series from 2002. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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Physical World Questions The Physical World Questions task allows students to demonstrate their knowledge in areas covered by the three multiple choice questions. Students will complete this task working independently. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Physical World task series from 1999. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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Pick a Teddy The Pick a Teddy task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of probability using colored "teddies". Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a bag of twelve "teddies" and a prompt card. This task is a part of the Statistics task series from 2005. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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