| Course Code | Class Code | Assignment Title | Total Points |
| ELM-580 | ELM-580-O500 | Benchmark – English Language Arts Unit Plan | 300.0 |
| Criteria | Percentage | No Submission (0.00%) | Insufficient (69.00%) | Approaching (74.00%) | Acceptable (87.00%) | Target (100.00%) | Comments | Points Earned |
| Content | 100.0% |
| ELA Unit Plan | 10.0% | Not addressed. | Unit Plan is includes poor and unrelated information for the lesson title, ELA standards, learning objectives, instructional strategies, summary of instruction, differentiation, materials, resources, and technology, and formative and summative assessments. | Unit Plan is complete and includes minimal information for the lesson title, ELA standards, learning objectives, instructional strategies, summary of instruction, differentiation, materials, resources, and technology, and formative and summative assessments. | Unit Plan is complete and appropriately includes lesson title, ELA standards, learning objectives, instructional strategies, summary of instruction, differentiation, materials, resources, and technology, and formative and summative assessments. | Unit Plan is thoroughly complete and proficiently includes lesson title, ELA standards, learning objectives, instructional strategies, summary of instruction, differentiation, materials, resources, and technology, and formative and summative assessments. |
| ELA Learning Activities COE 2.1 | 20.0% | Not addressed. | Unit plan missing components of learning activities and there is an underdeveloped and poor focus on reading, writing, speaking, viewing, listening, and thinking skills that inadequately help students apply skills to various situations, materials, and ideas. | Unit plan includes beginning-level and underdeveloped learning activities that are marginally focused on reading, writing, speaking, listening, and thinking skills that marginally help students apply skills to various situations, materials, and ideas. | Unit plan includes credible and relevant learning activities directly incorporates English language arts concepts focused on reading, writing, speaking, listening, and thinking skills that clearly help students apply skills to various situations, materials, and ideas. | Unit plan includes well-developed and proficient learning activities expertly incorporates English language arts concepts focused on reading, writing, speaking, listening, and thinking skills that thoroughly help students apply skills to various situations, materials, and ideas. |
| Differentiation to Meeting the Varied Learning Needs of Students | 15.0% | Not addressed. | Unit plan is missing components of differentiated instruction and lacks support of students' learning needs as identified on the Class Profile. | Unit plan minimally addresses differentiated instructional and vaguely addresses the students' learning needs as identified in the Class Profile. | Unit plan directly and appropriately includes differentiated instruction that meets the needs of students represented on the Class Profile. | Unit plan creatively and proficiently integrates differentiated instruction designed to meet the needs of specific individuals or groups with similar needs, consistent with the Class Profile. |
| Digital Tools and Resources | 15.0% | Not addressed. | Unit plan is missing or includes weak and poor examples of the various communication resources, including digital tools and resources that are student-centered, provide equitable access, and develop cultural understanding and global awareness. | Unit plan includes general and vague examples of the practical use of various communication resources, including digital tools and resources that are student-centered, provide equitable access, and develop cultural understanding and global awareness. | Unit plan includes various competent and well thought-out examples of various communication resources, including digital tools and resources that are student-centered, provide equitable access, and develop cultural understanding and global awareness. | Unit plan includes various creative and well-researched examples of various communication resources, including digital tools and resources that are student-centered, provide equitable access, and develop cultural understanding and global awareness. |
| Assessments | 15.0% | Not addressed. | Unit plan is missing or includes weak examples of formative and summative assessments that strengthen, modify, and adjust instruction to promote the continuous intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development of students. | Unit plan includes underdeveloped examples of formative and summative assessments that strengthen, modify, and adjust instruction to promote the continuous intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development of students. | Unit plan includes various clear and direct examples of formative and summative assessments that strengthen, modify, and adjust instruction to promote the continuous intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development of students. | Unit plan includes various proficient and creative examples of formative and summative assessments that strengthen, modify, and adjust instruction to promote the continuous intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development of students. |
| Reflection | 5.0% | Not addressed. | Reflection has many gaps in the summary of creating an ELA unit plan, with an inadequate explanation of how this helps students apply developing skills to various situations, challenges when meeting the developmental needs of all students, and how family and community support the developmental needs of all students. | Reflection includes an inconsistent and minimal summary of creating an ELA unit plan, with a relevant explanation of how this helps students apply developing skills to various situations, challenges when meeting the developmental needs of all students, and how family and community support the developmental needs of all students. | Reflection includes a logical and concise summary of creating an ELA unit plan, with a relevant explanation of how this helps students apply developing skills to various situations, challenges when meeting the developmental needs of all students, and how family and community support the developmental needs of all students. | Reflection includes a comprehensive and proficient summary of creating an ELA unit plan, with an in-depth explanation of how this helps students apply developing skills to various situations, challenges when meeting the developmental needs of all students, and how family and community support the developmental needs of all students. |
| Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) | 20.0% | Not addressed. | The unit plan contains inappropriate, incoherent language and/or sentence structures. | The unit plan contains mechanical and conventional errors or non-relevant language that affects meaning and clarity. | The unit plan has a few mechanical and conventional errors present that do not significantly affect meaning or clarity. Word choice reflects basic, consistent, appropriate use of practice and topic-related language. | The unit plan is free of mechanical and conventional errors. Word choice reflects well-developed use of practice and topic-related language. |
| Total Weightage | 100% |