JMM2 Task Two: Assessment Modification KBT2, Differentiated Instruction, Task 2 Western Governors University Introduction (6pages)

The instructional setting addressed is an 8th grade English class of 30 students from Elm Community School. The topic of study in this lesson plan is Figurative Language, which is part of a larger literary unit where students have learned about plot elements, character motivations, setting, and themes. In this lesson students are expected to distinguish between literal and figurative language, providing examples of figurative language and identifying the seven types of figurative language. I will be reviewing the summative assessment of Vincente Flores and Mingmei Zhang—both with English Language Learner Student Education Programs (WGU, n.d.)—and identifying challenging areas based off of their learning needs. Aspects of the Summative Assessment for Vincente In this summative assessment there are two sections: objective and performance. In the objective (multiple choice) section, students are to choose the correct type of figurative language used in each of the ten given sentences, choosing from four options. In the performance section, students are to write three original sentences showing examples of figurative language, as well as correctly identify what type of figurative language they used. Following a rubric for this section, students are to write one sentence about a person, one sentence about a place, and one sentence about a thing—and use correct punctuation and capitalization. In reviewing Vincente’s assessment, he correctly answered 6 out of 10 on the