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6th Grade Assessment
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Mission Statement
The Central Bucks School District’s Sixth Grade Assessment is an authentic school-based experience for sixth grade students to demonstrate their competencies with time management, research skills, expository writing, technological resources, and live audience presentation.____________________________________________________________________________
What Happens During the Assessment?
Presearch and Question Development
The students explore topics related to the K-6 Central Bucks School District curriculum and locate resources that can be used to research the topics. After selecting one (or two) topics, the students develop researchable questions.5-10 School Days
(During January, February, or March)
The students spend time in the library researching, using graphic organizers, and taking notes in order to write a research paper that answers their research question.Process RubricThe students use the writing process (drafting, revising and editing, and publishing) to produce a word processed research paper that is scored by at least two educators.Written RubricThe students create a multimedia visual which they use during a presentation to at least two adult educators.Presentation Rubric* For more information about each step of the assessment, click on the topic heading. You may also
click on the blue text to review specific assessment documents.