Narratives
Narratives are written comments made by the teacher about the student's and/or the group progress and work habits. They help describe the reasons for the grade and levels of performance. In addition, they enable the teacher to clearly and directly connect the student and/or group effort with performance. Narratives can also describe the nature of the project and activities along with the student and/or group response to the activity.
Example of Narrative Comments for an Individual in a Group
| French: | Grade 9 |
| Activity: | Create a TV Guide |
| Unit Topic: | Media |
| During the unit on Media, Group 1 reviewed the basic elements contained in a TV guide. Clinton's task was to provide cut-out letters from old magazines and to arrange the French spelling of the vocabulary words to be included in the TV guide. When encouraged by the group leader, Clinton worked well. There were times when Clinton did not make good use of class time and distracted others. He had trouble working by himself because he needs direction. |
Example of Narrative Comments for the Group as a Whole
| French: | Grade 9 |
| Activity: | Create a TV Guide |
| Unit Topic: | Media |
| During the unit on Media, Group 1 reviewed the basic elements contained in a TV guide. The group members worked diligently, creating their own TV shows for teenagers. The group continued to build vocabulary around the different kinds of shows adding to their repertoire of related words. Trista soon established herself as the group leader and tasks were allocated to each member of the group according to individual strengths and intelligences. One group member had difficultly staying on task but the group encouraged him to stay focused. This group seemed to work well together staying on task and completing the assignment with minimal disturbances. |