Summer Planning “On the Road to Rigor”

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Day 1 Objective Create a Scope and Sequence • KUD format • Aligned to all CCSS *Use checklist when done.

Reminders • Start with the standards not the textbook. • Paraphrase the standards into KUDs • All CCSS will be integrated: RI, RL, W, L, SL • KUD literacy organizers are not a unit • Unit time frame HS 8-13 meetings/MS 2-5 weeks • Number the units in the order you wish to teach them • Adjustments may be necessary • 50/50 yearly instructional balance • Space in calendar for review days

Sample KUD

Day 2 Objective Create SLMs for each of the KUDs

Reminders • Kid Language • Vocabulary section should include ONLY new words from “know” • Extended Thinking Lessons- 50% of concepts • MS LEQ= 1 lesson= 1-3 days • HS LEQ= 1 lesson= 1-2 meetings

Student Learning Map Extending Thinking Lesson Designed to help learners acquire new knowledge, concepts or skills. It deepens understanding, giving students an opportunity to think on a higher level (8 LFS strategies). Acquisition Lesson *Extending Thinking is the #1 strategy which impacts achievement.

Day 3 Objective Create 3 District Common Assessments (dataservice) Beginning template available , assessments subject to change

Texts • Cold reads • Check lexile and readability measures for appropriate complexity • Genres should match unit standards • Paired texts • Texts may be altered provided notation is made (e.g. retold by… adapted by…)

Questions • Use column on KUD to ensure alignment. • Be sure to include a mix of MC and CR. • Avoid stand-outs in distractors: proper nouns, lengths, beginning word, etc. • Use vocabulary on “grade-level” in distractors (consult EDL). • Make all distractors plausible, but not tricky. • Avoid using “except” and “not” in question stem.

Scoring • Answer key • Rubrics • Sample response • Scoring Scale

Summer Planning “On the Road to Rigor”