Query: Meaningful (and, of course, FUN!) assessments

[terrathree]

I hate the Forum Monuments project I've used the past three years. It basically involves assigning each kid the name of a monument, sending them to the library (not without a detailed instruction sheet, grading rubric, and list of useful web sites to consult, mind you), and turning them loose to research the monument and create a poster (and

Comments

[silmaril]

I like the last three ideas; in their own way each of them pushes the student to think about what life must have been around the monument/building, reasons for construction, how people saw them.