The annotated work samples in Judging Standards support teachers when reporting against the achievement standards, when giving assessment feedback, and when explaining the differences between one student’s achievement and another’s. Judging Standards Reporting against the Achievement Standard Grey highlighting identifies those aspects of the achievement standard addressed in the work sample. Annotations in black text refer to the assessment pointers while those in coloured text highlight additional, specific qualities evident in the work. Work Sample: Year 3 History Performance associated with Grade C, representing SATISFACTORY achievement Summary of task: Australian celebrations and commemorations Prior to this task, students generated a class list of significant Australian celebrations and commemorations. In groups, they created a list of relevant questions to research about their chosen significant day. Students then identified and used relevant sources to answer questions and draw conclusions about the significance of the day and any related symbols and emblems. This task was later used to create a class timeline/calendar ‘Australia Celebrates and Commemorates’, which included relevant information, symbols and emblems. Year 3 History Achievement Standard – relevant to this task By the end of Year 3, students explain how communities changed in the past. They describe the experiences of an individual or group. They identify events and aspects of the past that have significance in the present. Students sequence events and people (their lifetime) in chronological order, with reference to key dates. They pose questions about the past and locate information from sources (written, physical, visual, oral) to answer these questions. Students develop texts, including narratives, using terms denoting time. Keywords: Celebrations, Australian culture Student achievement is reported at the end of the semester or year using the letter grades and achievement descriptors. Letter grades and achievement descriptors should not be used to assess individual pieces of work. 2014/1450 [PDF: 2014/10423] History: Year 3 Grade C Work Sample 1 Work Sample Annotations Uses relevant terms when describing historical events, e.g. ‘Australia Day, celebrates’. Poses questions about aspects of the past and/or present. 2014/1450 [PDF: 2014/10423] History: Year 3 Grade C Work Sample 2 Work Sample Annotations Uses sources appropriately to locate information and answer questions posed. Uses facts and/or dates to describe the historical significance of an event, th e.g. ‘on 26 of January dat (date) back to 1808’. For copyright reasons the Australian Day image with Australian flags cannot be reproduced in the entire version of this document, but may be viewed at: http://www.postkiwi.com/2011/celebrating-australia-day/ 2014/1450 For copyright reasons the Australian Day image with Australian flags cannot be reproduced in the entire version of this document, but may be viewed at: http://www.mittapub.com/2013/11/06/australiaday/ History: Year 3 Grade C Work Sample 3