Expressive Assessment Resources

The Comprehensible Classroom advocates for teachers to use a standards-based approach to assessment. In language classes, this means using Summative Assessments to evaluate student performance in various communicative modes (interpersonal, presentational, interpretive) or skills (reading, speaking, listening, writing) as an indicator of their progress toward proficiency.

The following resources are available to support teachers in developing, administering, and grading expressive assessments (speaking and writing) in the interpersonal and presentational modes.

GENERAL

• What standards should I set? by Elicia Cárdenas (Comprehensible Classroom) .
• Performance Targets (rubrics)
• Recommended performance targets by Elicia Cárdenas (Comprehensible Classroom)
• Calibrate scores to grade with confidence by  Elicia Cárdenas (Comprehensible Classroom)

SPEAKING ASSESSMENTS

• Speaking assessment cards & rubric by Martina Bex (Comprehensible Classroom)

WRITING ASSESSMENTS

• How to use free writes in your classes 
• Timed Freewrite advice
• Writing hacks  by Elicia Cárdenas (Deskless Classroom)
• “I can” writing assessment: Choose your target proficiency level 
• 1-3-10 Free Writes
• Story Frames for Free Writes

Many more assessment resources can be found in this article: Assessment in The Somos Curriculum