Session #13 - Checklist for Unit Plan

Learning Outcomes:

CLO 5252.1 Identify and implement the California Board of Education Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies along with the California History-Social Studies Content Standards (TPE 1b, 8, 9, 12 & 13).

CLO 5252.2 Plan and write lessons and activities for all learners to maximize their ability to meet and/or exceed the CCSS (TPE 1b, 2, 4, 5, 6c, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 & 13).

CLO 5252.3 Demonstrate an understanding of oral, written, and visual literacy and the ability to promote and instruct on oral, written, and visual literacy in the teaching of social studies and history (TPE 1b, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10).

CLO 5252.4 Demonstrate competence in creating unit plans and instructional programs in Common Core English/Language Arts and Social Studies content areas (TPE 1b, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6c, 7, 9, 10, 11).

CLO 5252.5 Create and implement lessons, assignments, assessments, and other learning tools that provide challenging educational experiences and opportunities for all learners (TPE 1b, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6c, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13).

CLO 5252.6 Provide grade-level learning experiences that create the necessary groundwork for student learning success in subsequent courses (TPE 1b, 4, 5, 6c, 7, 8, 9, 10).

CLO 5252.7 Explore and to research effective, current research-based methods and curricula that promote optimal learning environments for students (TPE 1b, 2, 4, 5, 6c, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13).

Checklist for your Unit Plan:

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 five LMU Lessons Formats if you have not already used them in your teaching). I need to see what you are doing and what the students are doing EVERYDAY. Must cover an entire standard or unit such as the Civil War (not half of the Civil War). Whatever you start, please finish. Example: The Civil War - do 2-3 lessons on how you would introduce the unit (Into) 5-6 lessons getting them through the war (Through) and 2-3 lesson on how you would end the war and unit (Beyond). You could do this thematically or chronologically.

Be sure to cover these topics:

Standards, Feedback, Accommodations

Levels of Questioning (Bloom and Costa)

Preformative, Formative, & Summative assessments

Feedback

Writing Assignments

Rubrics

Primary Source Document

Secondary Sources

Use of graphic materials (photos, graphs, political cartoons, etc.)

Use of multimedia (Video Presentation)

Socratic Seminar

You may include the 5 LMU lesson plans if you have not already used them in your teaching:

Backwards Design

Thematic Approach

Preformative, Formative, Summative assessments

Social Justice

Research Task

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

For good examples of Unit Plans, please see the following:

Sample Unit Plan - Duong - The Gilded Age

Sample Unit Plan - Hale - Constitution

Sample Unit Plan - Vasquez - Protestant Reformation

Sample Unit Plan - Goyeneche - "Fahrenheit 451"

Sample Unit Plan - Barmore - "Identity" Socioeconomic Status

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

Sample Unit Plan - Hirsch - "Perserverance"

Sample Unit Presentation Video - Hale - ScreenCast

Next Steps:

If you need a template to use for your Unit Plan, attached below you will find one I recommend. You are free to use whichever format you wish. You can use the one your school requires. I need to see what YOU are doing EACH DAY for at least 2 weeks and what the students will be doing each day as well. The document below is a Google Drive Template which can be found here.

Unit Plan due Week 14. (Dec 5)

Week 15 - Finals Week - Present your unit in a video. Please highlight the major components of your unit plan. Please tell what you will be doing and what the students will be doing. The presentation should be 3-4 minutes.