Authentic Assessment Planning Template

Foundations of Special Education: Understanding and Supporting Diverse Learners

For every assignment in your course except discussion board forums, please fill out the title,
purpose, parameters, and prompt sections as seen below. Delete any tables that are unnecessary
or copy and paste a new table if you have more than two assignments in a weekly module.

You must include at least two total authentic assessment pieces and accompanying rubrics
within your online course development plan over the span of eight weeks.

Please create a rubric for each assignment and include these rubrics as separate attachments in
the assignment submission area within Blackboard. Please explore the Authentic Assessment
Planning Checklist as well as the sample rubrics provided as you are creating these assessment
pieces and accompanying rubrics.

Rubistar is another helpful rubric builder, which provides foundational aspects for a variety of
rubrics that can also be modified in accordance with instructional goals, objectives, and needs.

MODULE/WEEK 1

Assignment Title Intro to Scottsboro boys Essay

Purpose/Goal The purpose of this week 1 module is to introduce participants to the
To Kill a Mockingbird content. I am starting with the Scottsboro
boys’ case because it’s a relate table case content wise. When talking
about injustice.
Parameters Format: Written essay
Length: 600 words
Citations: Use at least three credible sources (APA or MLA citation
style)
Submission: Submit the assignment through the online learning
platform by the specified deadline.
Prompt In this assignment, you will delve into a case that changed a nation.
This case is a historical case that is still talked about present day to to
the horrific injustice that was done on to 9 young African American
men.

MODULE/WEEK 2

Assignment Title Inferencing Assignment

Purpose/Goal The purpose of this assignment is to enable students to gain a
comprehensive understanding What is an inference and how to
inference. As we begin this challenging text my hope is for my

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 students to grasp and conceptualize this big ideas in the text.
Parameters - This assignment is explicitly taught.

Prompt Understanding Inferencing

Define inferencing can be a struggle for all because what we are

looking for is not said or stated explicitly. Good readers can infer
based on background knowledge and textual evidence.

MODULE/WEEK 3

Assignment Title Research and Presentation

Purpose/Goal The purpose of this assignment is to deepen students' understanding
of racial injustice in Alabama, Bias, and prejudice.

Parameters Assignment Type: Research and Presentation

Timeframe: 1 week
Group Size: 3-4 students per group
Resources: Provided by teacher.
Presentation Format: Students will deliver a 7 -minute group
presentation using multimedia tools (slides, videos, etc.) to illustrate
their findings.
Prompt With your group you are to research the history of racial injustice in
Alabama. You can find cases or factual events that display the
prejudice of the state’s history.

MODULE/WEEK 4

Assignment Title Individual Project

Purpose/Goal The purpose of this assignment is to enable students to demonstrate
their understanding of Good versus evil theme in the text.

Parameters Assignment Type: Individual Project

Word Limit: N/A
Format: Written essay/report
Citation Style: cite your references at the bottom of your flyer.

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 Prompt Imagine you are advocating for and injustice that you believe to be
wrong. You are looking for other students to join you in the fight
towards making the wrong, right. Create a flyer that you would post
around school to persuade others to join you.

MODULE/WEEK 5

Assignment Title Video Assignment

Purpose/Goal The purpose of this assignment is to deepen your understanding of
the great depression.

Parameters Length of the Project: 5 minutes max

References: A minimum of 5 peer-reviewed scholarly sources,
published within the last 5 years, to support your analysis and
recommendations added to the end of your video.
Single Submission: Single
Submission Format: Please upload your video to the online learning
platform.

Prompt Consider yourself as a historian. In you video you will travel back
into time and give us the 411 on all things important to the great
depression. Include the what, when, where, and how .

MODULE/WEEK 6

Assignment Title Formal Discussion on Google classroom

Purpose/Goal The purpose of this assignment is to deepen students' understanding
of why we still read and teach To Kill a Mockingbird decades later.

Parameters Length of the Project: Google classroom board for 30 mins with
peers
Resources: Students should literature, case studies, and evidence-
based research to support their arguments and recommendations.
Submission Format: Please logon to google classroom at the
specified time and date to have a formal discussion on this weeks’
learning objectives. Participation is required for points.
Prompt We will discuss whether you are for or against still reading and
learning To Kill a Mockingbird in today society.

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MODULE/WEEK 7

Assignment Title NO ASSIGNMENT THIS WEEK, PREPARE AHEAD FOR WEEK

8 FINAL ASSIGNMENT
Purpose/Goal

Parameters

Prompt

MODULE/WEEK 8

Assignment Title For or against Essay/ PowerPoint.

Purpose/Goal The purpose of this assignment is for students to reflect on whether
schools should teach this book still in today’s day and age or let it
rest in history.
Parameters Length: 3 pages (approximately 1000) for the written component, 6
slides minimum for presentation
Format: A written essay or a multimedia presentation (video, audio,
or slide deck) with accompanying notes.
Resources: Students should utilize course materials, relevant research
articles, and additional credible sources to support their reflections.
Prompt Begin by reflecting on your experiences as you read the text.

What were your thoughts throughout the novel?

How have you changed your mindset or being bias and prejudice?
Describe a memorable experience where you felt you were a victim
of bias or prejudice.?

Identify areas of growth for how the book is taught?

In what ideas do you feel the most connected to?

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