Any work that can be submitted in an electronic format can be assessed in a workshop. Essay questions, slide presentations, podcasts, newspaper front pages, and so on can all be used as the material to assess within the workshop experience.
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I have used workshops to assess:
Front page propaganda exercises about the execution of Charles I.
Presentations about 'Dunkirk triumph or disaster?'
Podcasts about significant inventions of the Industrial Revolution.
Enquiry essays such as 'Would the Home Guard have made an effective fighting force against a German invasion during World War Two?'
It is important to have a clear idea of the assessment criteria. When planning the workshop, formulate clear ideas of the skills that you want your students to be able to perform in the actual piece of work and the skills that you want students to identify as part of the workshop. What skills do I want to concentrate on as the main outcomes of this workshop experience?
In this exercise...