Assessments
Formative
Interim/ Benchmark
Summative 
Performance
Diagnostic
Definition: An assessment done to gather data on student learning; used to provide feedback and adjust instruction
Kahoot
Observation
Quizes
Definition: A formal assessment done at the end of a unit that is done to assess total student learning
STAAR Test
District Assessment
AP Exam
Definition: An assessment that is used to monitor student progress and learning; typically done between formative and summative assessment
Quizes at specified points throughout the unit
District Benchmark Tests
Chapter Test
Definition: A test that assesses a student's strengths and weaknesses; primarily used to determine student difficulties
MAP Test
Woodcock-Johnson Test
Unit Pre-Test
Definition: A test that requires students to complete a task, rather than answer questions on a test.
Book Report
3D Diorama
Research Project
H.O.T. Social Studies Questions
Opening
How does the cattle industry era connect to what we have previously learned in Texas History?
Why might we be discussing the impact of the cattle industry?
Guiding
How did the high demand for beef in the North affect the economy in the South?
Why would Texas fever have a negative impact on the cattle industry?
Closing
If you lived in the 1870s, would you want to be a cowboy? Explain why or why not.
How do you think Texas would have been affected if the Cattle industry had continued to be popular past the 1880s?