Assessment #5 Scoring Guide: Work Sample Unit and Sharing Event IRA Standards Met Target Acceptable Unacceptable Rating 2, 3, 4, 5 3 2 1 ASSESSMENT: The A wide variety of A variety of quality Brief background cross-curricular thematic detailed background background research research is cited unit research from many from different types from limited sources. employs related research different types of of sources is cited. The unit covers from professional sources is cited. The The unit covers six fewer than six areas journals, unit covers six areas areas of the of the curriculum. trade books, and Internet of the curriculum. curriculum. One More than one sources. Required references required reference is required reference is 4.2 are cited. omitted. omitted. ASSESSMENT: The A wide variety of A variety of Limited materials materials used consider materials covering the materials covering covering some needs the reading levels, varied needs of target the varied needs of of target readers are interests, and cultural and readers is used. There target readers is used. used. The unit has a linguistic backgrounds of are multiple quality There is at least one limited or missing target readers. The unit activities in the unit quality activity that multicultural emphasizes both reading that emphasize emphasizes reading connection. and writing for real reading and writing and writing for real purposes and has a for real purposes. The purposes. The unit multicultural connection. unit has a clearly has a multicultural 2.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 defined multicultural connection. connection. A clear description of An adequate An inadequate ASSESSMENT: Instructional focus topics all the instructional description of all the description of most include specific focus topics is instructional focus of the instructional objectives, assessment included. Detailed topics is included. focus topics is procedures, varied discussion of Discussion of included. learning activities procedures in the unit procedures in the unit Description of including technology, includes impact on is somewhat detailed procedures in the instructional procedures, student learning. and includes impact unit includes little and grouping patterns. on student learning. detail, and discussion 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 of impact on student learning is brief or missing. IRA Standards Met Target Acceptable Unacceptable Rating 2, 3, 4, 5 3 2 1 ASSESSMENT: Two Lesson plans are well There is adequate There is inadequate weeks of lesson plans and aligned with stated alignment of lesson alignment of lesson
Assessment #5 Scoring Guide: Work Sample Unit and Sharing Event IRA Standards Met 2, 3, 4, 5 Target 3 Acceptable 2 Unacceptable 1 Rating ASSESSMENT: The cross-curricular thematic unit employs related research from professional journals, trade books, and Internet sources. 4.2 A wide variety of detailed background research from many different types of sources is cited. The unit covers six areas of the curriculum. Required references are cited. A variety of quality background research from different types of sources is cited. The unit covers six areas of the curriculum. One required reference is omitted. Brief background research is cited from limited sources. The unit covers fewer than six areas of the curriculum. More than one required reference is omitted. ASSESSMENT: The materials used consider the reading levels, interests, and cultural and linguistic backgrounds of target readers. The unit emphasizes both reading and writing for real purposes and has a multicultural connection. 2.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 A wide variety of materials covering the varied needs of target readers is used. There are multiple quality activities in the unit that emphasize reading and writing for real purposes. The unit has a clearly defined multicultural connection. A variety of materials covering the varied needs of target readers is used. There is at least one quality activity that emphasizes reading and writing for real purposes. The unit has a multicultural connection. Limited materials covering some needs of target readers are used. The unit has a limited or missing multicultural connection. ASSESSMENT: Instructional focus topics include specific objectives, assessment procedures, varied learning activities including technology, instructional procedures, and grouping patterns. 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 A clear description of all the instructional focus topics is included. Detailed discussion of procedures in the unit includes impact on student learning. An adequate description of all the instructional focus topics is included. Discussion of procedures in the unit is somewhat detailed and includes impact on student learning. An inadequate description of most of the instructional focus topics is included. Description of procedures in the unit includes little detail, and discussion of impact on student learning is brief or missing. IRA Standards Met 2, 3, 4, 5 Target 3 Acceptable 2 Unacceptable 1 Rating ASSESSMENT: Two weeks of lesson plans and Lesson plans are well aligned with stated There is adequate alignment of lesson There is inadequate alignment of lesson