Formative and summative assessments

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In planning and instructing ELA content, it is important to be able to create a cohesive unit that encompasses various aspects of ELA including reading, writing, speaking, viewing, listening, and thinking skills.

Part 1: Unit Plan

For this benchmark, you will choose one of the three lesson plans you created in this course to build a weeklong unit plan. Complete the “ELA Unit Plan” template to prepare a weeklong English language arts unit plan. Utilize any previously received feedback from your instructor to modify and adjust instruction to meet the diverse needs of “Class Profile” students.

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For the ELA unit plan, include the following components.

  • Lesson title
  • Alignment to ELA state standards
  • Learning objectives
  • Instructional strategies
  • Summary of instruction
  • Differentiation
  • Materials, resources, and technology
  • Formative and summative assessments

The unit plan must focus on integrating the following elements.

  1. Learning activities and instruction integrating ELA concepts on reading, writing, speaking, viewing, listening, and thinking skills that help students apply skills to various situations, materials, and ideas.
  2. Differentiation activities based on the various cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and physical developmental needs of students in the “Class Profile.”
  3. Communication resources, including digital tools and resources that are student-centered, provide equitable access and develop cultural understanding and global awareness.
  4. Formative and summative assessments to modify, adjust, and strengthen instruction.

Part 2: Reflection

In 250-500 words, summarize and reflect on the process of creating a unit plan in English language arts.

* How does your unit plan help students successfully apply their developing skills to different situations, materials, and ideas?

*What challenges did you face when trying to meet the developmental needs of all students?

* How can family and community support the instruction and selected instructional strategies?

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Program competencies and national standards assessed in the benchmark assignment:

2.1 Incorporate English language arts concepts on reading, language, and child development to design, deliver and evaluate instruction on reading, writing, speaking, viewing, listening, and thinking skills, and to help students successfully apply their developing skills to many different situations, materials, and ideas. [ACEI 2.1; InTASC 4(b), 4(d); ISTE-T 1a; MC1, MC2]

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Course Code Class Code Assignment Title Total Points
ELM-580 ELM-580-O500 Benchmark – English Language Arts Unit Plan 300.0
Criteria Percentage No Submission (0.00%) Insufficient (69.00%) Approaching (74.00%) Acceptable (87.00%) Target (100.00%) Comments Points Earned
Content 100.0%
ELA Unit Plan 10.0% Not addressed. Unit Plan is includes poor and unrelated information for the lesson title, ELA standards, learning objectives, instructional strategies, summary of instruction, differentiation, materials, resources, and technology, and formative and summative assessments. Unit Plan is complete and includes minimal information for the lesson title, ELA standards, learning objectives, instructional strategies, summary of instruction, differentiation, materials, resources, and technology, and formative and summative assessments. Unit Plan is complete and appropriately includes lesson title, ELA standards, learning objectives, instructional strategies, summary of instruction, differentiation, materials, resources, and technology, and formative and summative assessments. Unit Plan is thoroughly complete and proficiently includes lesson title, ELA standards, learning objectives, instructional strategies, summary of instruction, differentiation, materials, resources, and technology, and formative and summative assessments.
ELA Learning Activities COE 2.1 20.0% Not addressed. Unit plan missing components of learning activities and there is an underdeveloped and poor focus on reading, writing, speaking, viewing, listening, and thinking skills that inadequately help students apply skills to various situations, materials, and ideas. Unit plan includes beginning-level and underdeveloped learning activities that are marginally focused on reading, writing, speaking, listening, and thinking skills that marginally help students apply skills to various situations, materials, and ideas. Unit plan includes credible and relevant learning activities directly incorporates English language arts concepts focused on reading, writing, speaking, listening, and thinking skills that clearly help students apply skills to various situations, materials, and ideas. Unit plan includes well-developed and proficient learning activities expertly incorporates English language arts concepts focused on reading, writing, speaking, listening, and thinking skills that thoroughly help students apply skills to various situations, materials, and ideas.
Differentiation to Meeting the Varied Learning Needs of Students 15.0% Not addressed. Unit plan is missing components of differentiated instruction and lacks support of students’ learning needs as identified on the Class Profile. Unit plan minimally addresses differentiated instructional and vaguely addresses the students’ learning needs as identified in the Class Profile. Unit plan directly and appropriately includes differentiated instruction that meets the needs of students represented on the Class Profile. Unit plan creatively and proficiently integrates differentiated instruction designed to meet the needs of specific individuals or groups with similar needs, consistent with the Class Profile.
Digital Tools and Resources 15.0% Not addressed. Unit plan is missing or includes weak and poor examples of the various communication resources, including digital tools and resources that are student-centered, provide equitable access, and develop cultural understanding and global awareness. Unit plan includes general and vague examples of the practical use of various communication resources, including digital tools and resources that are student-centered, provide equitable access, and develop cultural understanding and global awareness. Unit plan includes various competent and well thought-out examples of various communication resources, including digital tools and resources that are student-centered, provide equitable access, and develop cultural understanding and global awareness. Unit plan includes various creative and well-researched examples of various communication resources, including digital tools and resources that are student-centered, provide equitable access, and develop cultural understanding and global awareness.
Assessments 15.0% Not addressed. Unit plan is missing or includes weak examples of formative and summative assessments that strengthen, modify, and adjust instruction to promote the continuous intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development of students. Unit plan includes underdeveloped examples of formative and summative assessments that strengthen, modify, and adjust instruction to promote the continuous intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development of students. Unit plan includes various clear and direct examples of formative and summative assessments that strengthen, modify, and adjust instruction to promote the continuous intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development of students. Unit plan includes various proficient and creative examples of formative and summative assessments that strengthen, modify, and adjust instruction to promote the continuous intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development of students.
Reflection 5.0% Not addressed. Reflection has many gaps in the summary of creating an ELA unit plan, with an inadequate explanation of how this helps students apply developing skills to various situations, challenges when meeting the developmental needs of all students, and how family and community support the developmental needs of all students. Reflection includes an inconsistent and minimal summary of creating an ELA unit plan, with a relevant explanation of how this helps students apply developing skills to various situations, challenges when meeting the developmental needs of all students, and how family and community support the developmental needs of all students. Reflection includes a logical and concise summary of creating an ELA unit plan, with a relevant explanation of how this helps students apply developing skills to various situations, challenges when meeting the developmental needs of all students, and how family and community support the developmental needs of all students. Reflection includes a comprehensive and proficient summary of creating an ELA unit plan, with an in-depth explanation of how this helps students apply developing skills to various situations, challenges when meeting the developmental needs of all students, and how family and community support the developmental needs of all students.
Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) 20.0% Not addressed. The unit plan contains inappropriate, incoherent language and/or sentence structures. The unit plan contains mechanical and conventional errors or non-relevant language that affects meaning and clarity. The unit plan has a few mechanical and conventional errors present that do not significantly affect meaning or clarity. Word choice reflects basic, consistent, appropriate use of practice and topic-related language. The unit plan is free of mechanical and conventional errors. Word choice reflects well-developed use of practice and topic-related language.
Total Weightage 100%