Session 20 - Unit Plan

Learning Outcomes:

CLO 5253.1 - Offer alternative instructional suggestions and strategies that address the specific needs of California’s diverse student population.

CLO 5253.2 - Identify a clear instructional goal that is related to the English content of the standards.

CLO 5253.3 - Provide the learning in each instructional year that lays the necessary groundwork for success in subsequent English courses.

CLO 5253.4 - Identify the most successful and efficient approaches within a particular classroom so that learning is maximized.

CLO 5253.5 - Assess student progress toward the achievement of English standards and adjust instruction accordingly.

CLO 5253.6 - Balance theory, research, and practice.

Information:

Check List of what your Unit Plan should include:

Must cover at least 10 days of class meetings in detail (LMU Lesson Plan Template).

Daily bullets or outlines are fine for the rest of the days.

Must cover an entire work of literature: a novel, play, or non-fiction book.

Must cover at least ten days total (2 weeks if you meet daily). Daily plans required (in outline form is fine- you may use the six LMU. I need to see what you are doing and what the students are doing EVERYDAY for 2 weeks. Must cover an entire standard or unit such as the Romeo and Juliet (not half of the play). Whatever you start, please finish. Obviously, you cannot teach a unit in 2 weeks. Thus your two weeks must cover 2 or 3 lessons at the beginning, 4-6 lessons in the middle, and 2 or 3 lessons at the end (Into-Through-Beyond).

Be sure to cover these topics:

Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE) Strategies

Special Needs Adaptations

Standards

Feedback

Accommodations

Writing Strategies

Reading Strategies

Preformative, Formative, Summative assessments

Online Assessments

Into,Through, and Beyond framework

Various levels of thinking/learning

Backwards Design

Socratic Seminar

Rubrics

Use of technology

Use of video clips

Social Justice

CLOSE Reading strategy

A major writing assignment (Common Core: Expository, Informational, Argumentative)

Teaching the Mechanics (grammar & vocabulary)

Online teaching component

All unit handouts, assessments, presentations (videos, PowerPoints, websites, etc.) must be included or linked to (Everything you link must be visible or I cannot give you credit for it. Do not share it with me, publish it for the world to see because you won't know how I will be logged in.)

A good Resource on Unit Planning - Edutopia

Sample Unit Plan - Cordes - "The Giver"

Sample Unit Plan - Goyeneche - "Fahrenheit 451"

Sample Unit Plan - Capel - "Princess"

Sample Unit Plan - Logan - Poetry Unit

Sample Unit Plan - Hirsch - "Perserverance"

Sample Unit Plan - Poon - "The argument for or against social media"

Unit Plan Due and Self-Evaluation:

Unit Plans are to be posted on your web sites in PDF format. All links MUST work and be shared with everyone.

Below you see the Rubric for your Unit Plan. After you post your Unit Plan, do a self-evaluation of your Unit Plan. I will also be providing feedback via email.

Below you will find a Unit Plan template to help you organize your unit. It is not mandatory to use this template, but if you don't have one, this may be helpful. If you already use one from your school, free free to use that.

Session 21 - Online

1. Download and read the Edutopia pdf attached below -

2. Fill out the Google form based on the steps of Unit Planning PRIOR to our Wednesday meeting at 5 pm.

3. Meet in Small groups in ZOOM on Wed at 5 pm.