Unit:

TEKS:

Essential Question:

Preassessment:

Driving Question:

Authentic Audience:

End Product:

Summative Assessment:

Quad C Assimilation Students analyze/solve Quad D Adaptation Students think in complex ways
problems & create unique solutions & apply/use knowledge/skill to create solutions that
further develops their skills/knowledge
D
Workshops: Workshops:

DIYs: DIYs:

E
Progress checks: Progress checks:

T
Quad A: Acquisition Students Quad B: Application Students solve problems,
remember/understand acquired knowledge design solutions, and complete work

Workshops: Workshops:

S
DIYs: DIYs:

Progress checks: Progress checks:

V E S T E D
 What is a Driving Question?
● Student driven
● Simple and easy to understand
● Provides need to know
● Promotes inquiry...creates more questions
● Uncovers content
What is an Essential Question?
● Open-ended
● Is thought-provoking and intellectually
engaging, often sparking discussion and
debate
● Calls for higher-order thinking
● Points toward important, transferable ideas
within (and sometimes across) disciplines
● Raises additional questions and sparks
further inquiry
● Requires support and justification
● Recurs over time...can be revisited again and
again