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Rigorous Curriculum Design

Unit Planning Organizer

Subject(s) Mathematics
Grade/Course
Unit of Study Compare and Order Rational Numbers
Unit Type(s) Topical Skills-based Thematic
Pacing

Priority Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
Supporting CCSS


UNWRAPPED Priority Standards




Unwrapped Concepts
(students need to know)
Unwrapped Skills
(students need to be able to do)
Blooms
Taxonomy
Levels



Essential Questions Corresponding Big Ideas



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Standardized Assessment Correlations
(State, College and Career)
Note to Curriculum Designers: Review grade-or course-specific state standardized
assessments for the types of questions directly related to the unwrapped Priority
Standards concepts and skills in focus for this unit of study. Identify the vocabulary used
and frequency of these questions. Compare/contrast this information with the
unwrapped concepts and skills listed above to determine how closely the two are
aligned.


Unit Assessments

Pre-Assessment Informal Progress Monitoring Checks
After creating the Unit Post-Assessment,
decide whether the pre-assessment will
be aligned (directly matched to post-
assessment but with fewer questions) or
mirrored (exact number and type of
questions as post-assessment).
Create short, ungraded checks for student
understanding for the educator to
administer throughout the unit of study that
are directly aligned to the post-
assessment questions (selected-, short-,
extended-response, and/or performance-
based) and that coincide with learning
progressionsthe building block chunks
of instruction.

Post-Assessment

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Scoring Guides and Answer Keys

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Engaging Learning Experiences

Learning Activities Using
Text or Program
Authentic Performance Tasks
Referring to selected texts from a
variety of sources listed in the
Instructional Resources and
MaterialsPhysical and
Technology-Based section,
identify specific learning activities to
use while teaching students the
unwrapped Priority Standards
concepts and skills, supporting
standards, interdisciplinary
connections, unit vocabulary terms,
and extension/enrichment activities.

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Research-Based Effective
Teaching Strategies
21
st
Century Learning Skills
Check all those that apply to the unit:

Identifying Similarities and Differences
Summarizing and Note Taking
Reinforcing Effort, Providing Recognition
Homework and Practice
Nonlinguistic Representations
Cooperative Learning
Setting Objectives, Providing Feedback
Generating and Testing Hypotheses
Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers
Interdisciplinary Non-Fiction Writing
Check all those that apply to the unit:

Teamwork and Collaboration
Initiative and Leadership
Curiosity and Imagination
Innovation and Creativity
Critical thinking and Problem Solving
Flexibility and Adaptability
Effective Oral and Written Communication
Accessing and Analyzing Information
Other








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Differentiation
Strategies
(Additional
Supports +
Enrichment)
Intervention
Strategies
(Tiers 1, 2, 3)
Specially Designed
Instruction for
Special Education
Students
Strategies for
English Language
Learners

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Instructional Resources and Materials

Physical Technology-Based
Identify a variety of tangible resources that
include selected texts and hands-on
manipulatives, maps, charts, diagrams, realia,
multimedia, etc., to use while teaching
students the unwrapped Priority Standards
concepts and skills, supporting standards,
interdisciplinary connections, unit vocabulary
terms, and extension/enrichment activities.
Locate Internet sites and software that
correspond with the unwrapped Priority
Standards concepts and skills, supporting
standards, interdisciplinary connections, unit
vocabulary terms, and extension/enrichment
activities.


Unit Vocabulary Terms Enrichment / Extension Interdisciplinary
Connections
Unwrapped
Priority
Standards
Concepts
Supporting
Standards
Concepts and
Other Unit-
Specific Terms