Performance Tasks

In this task, students assume the role of a Political Party Research Officer. Their boss (a state Congresswoman) is on her way to a conference on a controversial current issue and the student is tasked with creating a playlist of relevant resources that she can listen to/watch on her ipod while...

In this task students assume the role of a film festival programmer planning a film festival with a literary twist. Students research films and choose five to six that to include in the festival. Each film in must connect to literature, and the group of films must connect to each other in some...

In this task, students assume the role of a real estate agent hosting open houses to inform potential buyers of the home’s attractions. Students choose the home that they will represent and create a few different open house speeches that will inform and persuade potential buyers that this home...

In this task, students assume the role of a photojournalist that has been hired by a cultural and ethnic museum to create an online exhibition of photographs with corresponding descriptions focused on ideas of unity and pluralism. By looking at several social groups’ experiences and interactions...

In this task students assume the role of a futurist, a person who studies the future in order to help people understand, anticipate, prepare for and gain advantage from coming changes. Students act as part of a team of futurists working for a company called Foresight Enterprises that has been...

Amusement park rides all involve physics of motion, especially concepts of potential energy and kinetic energy. Engineers need to analyze and understand how physics will affect a rider throughout the course of a ride. This task will allow students to explore physics concepts while designing a...