Constitutions and Charters: UbD Framework Curriculum Design

Assessment Evidence
Performance Tasks:
Other Evidence:
Constitutional Amendment for this assessment, students will
Entrance Slips students will be prompted to respond to entrance
be charged with drafting their own amendments for our
slips, which will be one or two of the essential questions relayed
Classroom Constitution. Students will be put into groups and
in the Desired Results portion of this curricular design. This
the groups will be responsible for either a pre-assigned portion
assessment will not be graded, but will be used to gauge initial
of the Constitution, or for figuring out what else could be
understanding of what we will hopefully accomplish, in class.
added to any of the parts. Students will be assessed on their
Exit Slips students will conclude the class by responding to the
ability to draft and agree upon an amendment, for their
questions from their entrance slips on exit slips. This
individual contribution, and on their discussion.
assessment will not be graded, but will be used to see what
Constitutional Convention this assessment will be held on
understandings were gained from the individual lesson.
the final day of class and will lead to the draft, vote, and
adoption of a Classroom Constitution. Students will engage
in a convention where they will vote on the individual
components of their Classroom Constitution. They will be
evaluated on their contribution to the discussion, their
comments and critiques on other students work, their own
submissions to the convention, and on their ability to pass or
not pass on a final product.
Classroom Constitution the final assessment for the unit will
be the final Classroom Constitution. This constitution will
lay out classroom rules and procedures as they relate to:
attendance, grading, assignments, homework, readings, due
dates, grading scale, and other academic and behavioral
components. The Constitution will be the culmination of a
week of debate and discussion highlighted in the
aforementioned performance tasks.