Diagnostic
Baseline reading, language, source use, and analytical writing. Used for planning—not permanent placement.
OpenAssessment System
Demonstrate what language can do.
Objective checks, authentic performances, cumulative examinations, and portfolio evidence.
Assessment improves learning and documents mastery. Automatic scoring is limited to definitive objective questions; writing and speaking receive human review.
Midterm
Cumulative reading, rhetoric, language, and writing assessment after Units 1–6.
OpenFinal Examination
Cumulative unfamiliar-text analysis, language, research judgment, argument, and synthesis.
OpenPortfolio & Defense
Curated evidence of growth across all competencies with written reflection and oral defense.
OpenUnit Products
Twelve principal demonstrations.
| Unit | Product | Recommended Rubric |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evidence-based analytical paragraph, revised diagnostic essay, and language conventions check. | Literary Analysis |
| 2 | Comparative literary analysis with a visual archetype map. | Literary Analysis |
| 3 | Polished short story with craft commentary and peer-review record. | Narrative |
| 4 | Four-poem portfolio, comparative analysis, and formal oral reading. | Speaking |
| 5 | Literary analysis, Socratic seminar, and staged interpretation. | Literary Analysis |
| 6 | Four-to-six-minute evidence-based speech with rhetorical analysis. | Speaking |
| 7 | Annotated bibliography, source audit, and 900–1,200-word research report. | Research |
| 8 | Explanatory article, tested procedure, and accessible infographic. | Research |
| 9 | 1,200–1,500-word literary analysis and independent reading conference. | Literary Analysis |
| 10 | 1,200–1,600-word position paper and structured debate. | Argument |
| 11 | Curated literary magazine, digital exhibit, or themed publication with editorial statement. | Literary Analysis |
| 12 | Portfolio, synthesis capstone, cumulative final examination, and oral defense. | Literary Analysis |