Summative Assessment

inequality.

How we organize ourselves: Access to Human-made systems can create

Table of Knowledge

Visual Metaphor

Oral Presentation

You will share your knowledge of your selfselected system AND choose 1 out of 5 other
systems.

A visual metaphor is a visual representation

that shows a bigger idea by comparing it to
something else.

You will need to be able to identify:

1. Name the system and describe
the purpose of the system
2. State the different parts of the
system and describe their purpose
within the system
3. What are the causes and impacts
of the inequalities in the system?
4. What can YOU do to improve
access or improve equality?

You will create a visual metaphor about your

self-selected interest area that includes
Causation OR Responsibility, OR Reflection.

Summative Rubric

Knowledge

Table of
Knowledge

The visual metaphor should:

1. Be hand-drawn/created on your own
2. Include images that are intentional for
the purpose of expressing your
opinion/feeling about the inequality
present in the system

Beginning
Student is missing
parts of the criteria.

Concepts

Visual Metaphor

Student's visual
metaphor includes
images that literally
represent their selfselected area, but
does not show an
understanding of the
concepts.

Skills

Student attempts to
communicate the
purpose of their
metaphor but is
confusing to the
listener.

Oral
Communication
Presentation

An oral presentation will be approximately 23 minutes speaking about your visual

metaphor and the visual choices and
message you hoped to share.
You will communicate your understanding of
the bigger idea and how your visual
metaphor expresses your feelings.
You will:
1. Identify facts (things you see, colors
and objects) and the purpose of each
creative choice?
2. What is the message?

Developing
Student has attempted
to meet the four criteria.
Their understanding is
unclear or not fully
developed.
Student's visual
metaphor includes
images that literally
represent their selfselected area, but they
have made an attempt
to show an
understanding of the
concepts.

Competent
Student has met the
four criteria of the
Table of Knowledge
assessment.

Exemplary
Student shows an
understanding of
connections between
two or more systems.

Student's visual
metaphor shows
causation of a
problem, causes the
viewer to reflect, or
motivates the viewer
to take personal
action.

The purpose of their

visual metaphor and its
message are
communicated but are
somewhat unclear.

The purpose of their

visual metaphor and
its message are
communicated in a
clear and logical way.

Creates a metaphor
that is original AND
causes someone else
to reflect or think in a
new way from a new
perspective.
Demonstrates a
strong connection to
concepts learned in
the unit.
Meets competent
criteria and presents
in a highly engaging
way with eye contact,
meaningful gestures,
correct volume and
pacing.

Table of Knowledge: Show your understanding and knowledge of two systems. The first system will be the one you
chose for your inquiry. The second system can be chosen from this list of 5 systems: education, sanitation, work conditions,
health care, or transportation.
System and
Function

Parts and purpose of

the system

What causes the

inequalities in this
system?

What are the impacts

of the inequalities?

What can YOU do to

improve access or
improve equality?