Names ___________________________________________

 Thematic Unit Checklist

Overview

_____ 1.  Focuses on a universal theme

_____ 2.  Lists 2-3 related focus questions

 _____ 3.  Rationale: Why is this theme worth teaching?  Relate your rationale meaningfully to young adolescents.

_____ 4.  Includes planning web

Title

_____    Make it creative

Lessons

_____ 1.  Includes 5 lessons (per person)

_____ 2.  Lessons include the following:

            _____ Objectives: What do you specifically expect students to know, do, or

                        feel/believe by the end of the lesson?

            _____ Terms/Vocabulary/Concepts: What key concepts/terms are developed

                        in the lesson?

            _____ Focus Questions: List the focus questions addressed in the lesson.

            _____ Materials: Describes the materials necessary for teaching the lesson.

_____ Procedures/Meeting the Objectives: Describes the lesson activities in    sufficient detail for a substitute teacher to be able to teach from your lesson.

_____ Practice (Guided and independent): What opportunities will you include in your lesson for students to process the content?

            _____ Closure: How will you conclude or wrap-up the lesson?

_____ Assessment: How will you determine if your objectives were met?

            _____ Is the assessment aligned with the objectives, lesson activities?

            _____ Do the lessons incorporate a variety of assessment strategies?

_____ 3.  Include  a variety of age-appropriate teaching strategies (e.g., field trip, technology integration, guest speaker, etc.)

_____ 4.  Develop higher level thinking skills

_____ 5.  Relate to young adolescents

 Post-test/project presentation

_____  Include a post-test and/or directions for a final project or performance task or portfolio artifact to serve as the assessment for the unit in addition to those used as part of the actual activities.

 Unit Cohesion

_____ 1.  Each lesson addresses at least one focus question

_____ 2.  Lessons are linked to each other

 Resources

_____ 1.  Includes a list of resources beyond those used in the lessons

_____ 2.  Includes a variety of resources (e.g., books, videos, software, URL’s, field trip

            ideas, resource people/organizations, music, plays, etc)

 Comments:

 Points (60 possible) _____