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Planning Sheet For Backwards Planning
Planning Sheet For Backwards Planning
Subject: ________________
Name of Major Assessment: __________________
STEP 1:
1. Using the blue print and/or any overview material given to you, jot down the major components
of the assessment (set-up of assessment)
2. Using the blue print and/or any overview material given to you, jot down the major content
components tested on the assessment (TEKS or CRS or types of passages)
3. Using the blue print and/or any overview material given to you, jot down the major skills tested
on the assessment
4. Skimming the assessment, classify the percentage of test questions (or project components) at
each level of Costas (Rigor of assessment)
Level 1 Gathering
Level 2 Processing
Level 3 Applying
Step 1.5:
If you are familiar with assessment, write down the misconceptions your scholars had last year and
how you can remediate those this year (using qualitative and quantitative data). Be specific with the
misconceptions and how you can prepare to proactively address misconceptions. (Think about
differentiation).
If you are new to the assessment, think about the pieces (both content and skill) that will be most
difficult to teach and what you can do to prepare.
Algebra I, Biology, English I, and English II EOC Teachers and ELA/Math Interventionists
http://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/staar/
o Scroll down to EOC Assessments and download the blue print
o Then click on Released Test Questions and download the most recent version of the
test
9th and 10th Humanities, 9th Grade Prof Com, and 11th Grade RTW Teachers
http://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/CCRS-
ReadingCurriculumWorksheet.pdf
o Looking at the CRS in the 16-19 and the 20-23 score ranges (pages 2 3), identify the
CRS that best align with the skills and content of your course so that you ensure you
address these CRS in your classroom
o Review the 4 types of passages tested on the Reading test and identify the types that
best align with the skills and content of your course so that you ensure you expose your
scholars to similar types of readings http://blog.prepscholar.com/the-4-types-of-act-
reading-passages-you-should-know
o Using CrackACT.com, look at some released passages/questions that are aligned to the
passage type and CRS you identified above in order to determine how to best
incorporate them into your classroom http://www.crackact.com/
AP Teachers (Click on the link next to your subject to be taken to the exam overview page; then click
on the second link to be taken to the released 2017 Free Response Questions)
NOTE: Make an AP account ASAP so that you can access a released exam that includes MC
AP English Literature: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-english-literature-and-
composition/exam?course=ap-english-literature-and-composition FR: https://secure-
media.collegeboard.org/ap/pdf/ap-english-literature-frq-2017.pdf
AP English Language https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-english-language-and-
composition/exam?course=ap-english-language-and-composition FR:
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/pdf/ap-english-language-frq-2017.pdf
AP Calculus https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-calculus-ab/exam?course=ap-
calculus-ab FR: https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/ap/pdf/ap-calculus-ab-frq-2017.pdf
AP US History https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-united-states-
history/exam?course=ap-united-states-history FR: https://secure-
media.collegeboard.org/ap/pdf/ap-us-history-frq-2017.pdf
AP Environmental Science https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-environmental-
science/exam?course=ap-environmental-science FR: https://secure-
media.collegeboard.org/ap/pdf/ap-environmental-science-frq-2017.pdf
AP Bio https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-biology/exam?course=ap-biology FR:
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/pdf/ap-biology-frq-2017.pdf
AP Spanish Literature https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-spanish-literature-and-
culture/exam?course=ap-spanish-literature-and-culture FR:
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/pdf/ap-spanish-literature-frq-2017.pdf
AP Spanish Language https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-spanish-language-and-
culture/exam?course=ap-spanish-language-and-culture FR:
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/pdf/ap-spanish-language-frq-2017.pdf
AP Art: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-studio-art-2-d-
design/portfolio?course=ap-studio-art-2-d-design
Theory of Knowledge
Download the TOK guide and read about the specifics of the External Assessment starting on
page 60
http://occ.ibo.org/ibis/occ/Utils/getFile2.cfm?source=/ibis/occ/home/subjectHome.cfm&filena
me=dSpace%2Fen%2Fd_0_tokxx_gui_1304_3_e%2Epdf
Access released Prescribed Titles for the External Assessment here
http://occ.ibo.org/ibis/occ/Utils/getFile2.cfm?source=/ibis/occ/home/subjectHome.cfm&filena
me=dSpace%2Fen%2Fd_0_tokxx_prt_1711_1_e%2Epdf
US Government
Go to your Blackboard page and download the Uplift EOC blueprint, CA1, and the annotated CA1
STEM Teachers
Go to your Blackboard page and download your midterm common project