Transcript Unit Concept Unit Goal

UNIT GOALS
Defining the level of Critical Thinking
Unit Goals:
A Summary
• Unit Goals articulate what ALL students will know and be
able to do at the end of a 2-4 week unit
• They do so by stating the level of critical thinking, or the
level at which students will engage with the Unit Concept
• New standards do this well.
• Unit Goals:
• Incorporate standards that require 2-4 weeks to accomplish
• Focus on content and skills
• Assessed independently and individually on previously
unseen material
Unit Goals:
The Big Picture
Standards that take more than 1
year to accomplish
Standards that take more than 1
unit to accomplish
Standards that take 2-4
weeks to accomplish
Standards that can be
accomplished in a lesson plan
Team/Dept.
Outcomes
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Unit Goals:
Components
• 8-10 (or 4-6) Unit Goals – one for each Unit Concept
• The stem “SWBAT” (students will be able to)
• Each uses one verb from Bloom’s Taxonomy
• Verb must be:
• Active
• Observable
• Constitutes a “floor” not a “ceiling” of student achievement
Unit Goals:
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Evaluation
Synthesis
Analysis
Application
Comprehension
Knowledge
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Bloom’s Verbs are at the heart of writing good Unit Goals.
Unit Goals:
Levels of Critical Thinking
Team/Dept.
Critical Thinking Levels
Know and “Explain”
K-2
Explain and Apply (with
scaffolding)
Explain and Apply
3-5
Apply and
Analyze (with scaffolding)
Apply and Analyze (with scaffolding)
6-8
Apply, Analyze and Synthesize
(with scaffolding)
9 -12
Analyze and Synthesize and
perhaps Evaluate
Unit Goals:
Examples
3rd Grade Language Arts
Unit Concept: Imagined Narrative
Unit Goal: SWBAT describe features of an imagined
narrative. CCELAS 3.RL.3, 3.W.3-4, 3.SL.3-4, 3.L.3a
7th Grade Language Arts
Unit Concept: Genre: The Novel (The Outsiders by SE
Hinton)
Unit Goal: SWBAT analyze character development
through cause-effect, conflict, and other literary elements.
CCELAS 7.RL.2-4, 7.RL.6, 7.RI.3
Unit Goals:
Your Turn
5th Grade Language Arts
Unit Concept: Drama
Unit Goal: SWBAT identify and explain how literary elements
affect theme in drama. CCELAS 5.RL.2
Strengths: Student-centered, clearly written, active.
Weaknesses: Multiple verbs.
Possible Alternative: SWBAT explain how literary elements such
as setting, conflict, characterization, and symbolism affect theme
in drama.
Unit Goals:
Your Turn
8th Grade Reading
Unit Concept: Genre: Poetry
Unit Goal: SWBAT evaluate the meaning of a poem. CCELAS 8.RL.3
Strengths: Student-centered, clearly written, active verb,
challenging.
Weaknesses: Developmentally inappropriate for 8th graders and
evaluative criteria not explained.
Possible Alternative: SWBAT interpret the meaning of poem using
poetic devices such as figurative language, sensory engagement,
diction, and form.
Unit Goals:
Your Turn
11th Grade American Literature
Unit Concept: The Modern American Dreamer: How does the
American Dream influence America today? (The Great Gatsby)
Unit Goal: SWBAT identify the role the American Dream plays
in contemporary America. CCELAS 11-12.RL.2,9-10, 11-12.RI.9
Strengths: Student-centered, clearly worded, active.
Weaknesses: Not developmentally appropriate – too low.
Possible Alternative: SWBAT analyze the role the American
Dream plays in contemporary America.