1. Summer Planning “On the Road to Rigor”

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

3. 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
Adjustments may include extended thinking, length of unit

4. Sample KUD Know Understand Do CCSS Assess List Use on Day 3 (e.g. RI4)
New vocabulary
Big Ideas,
Key learning
May be more than 1
Skills NOT activities
List
(e.g.
RI4)
Use on Day 3

5. Create SLMs for each of the KUDs
Day 2 Objective
Create SLMs for each of the KUDs

6. 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

7. Extending Thinking Lesson
Student Learning Map
Extending Thinking Lesson
Acquisition 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).
*Extending Thinking is the #1 strategy which impacts achievement.

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

9. 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…)

10. 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.

11. Scoring Answer key Rubrics Sample response Scoring Scale
Decision regarding 2 or 3 point rubrics