Assessment
Above all, peer editing stands out as the primary method of assessment in this project. While there are many rubrics, many of them exist for the students' sake when editing their peers' work. In addition, several forms of presentation and public performance are involved, all of which are assessed by rubrics. That said, this project involves a final performance that is so much more meaningful than grades. When this project was piloted in the spring of last year, once grade-obsessed students turned into active, caring learners with but one concern: how well they did on stage and as a team. We truly believe that while this project has many useful benchmarks and worthy assignments that must be assessed, it also satisfies those would rather move away from a grade focused curriculum, for as Alfie Kohn once said of grades: "[They are] a subjective rating masquerading as an objective assessment."