This document provides instructions for an assignment to complete Stage 3 of the Understanding by Design model. Students are asked to plan learning experiences and activities to help learners achieve the instructional unit's goals. They must submit a Word document with their name, course information, and the completed Stage 3 template detailing activities for 3 weeks. The template should include details like in the UbD textbook example. Students are advised to label activities to show how they meet the scoring rubric and receive full credit. The rubric attached scores elements like aligning activities with standards and ensuring opportunities for students to rethink, reflect and revise their work.

1. FRIT 7430: UbD Stage 3 Assignment
In this assignment you will be planning the learning experiences that will be
implemented to help your learners achieve understanding in your
instructional unit. Thus, you will be completing Stage 3 of the
Understanding by Design model. The last stage!
Instructions: Complete the items below as a MS Word document and submit
it using the Assignment tool where you downloaded these instructions.
Name your document using the following convention:
Stage3_lastname_firstname.doc
Item 1: Create a title page showing:
• Your name
• “FRIT 7430: Instructional Design”
• “Stage 3, Understanding by Design”
• The term (i.e. Fall 2009)
Item 2: Copy and paste the Stage 3 template below into your document.
Complete the template using the standard you selected for your project
this semester. Your target for this instruction is the group of learners for
which you have recently completed a detailed learner analysis. The work
you submit will be similar to what is shown on page 26 of the UbD
textbook, but with more a little more detail.
Read the scoring rubric before beginning this assignment. To receive full-
credit in the rubric categories, your work must be complete and explicit.
For example, I suggest you clearly label each activity to show where you think it
fits into the scoring rubric. Do not leave me guessing about where
something fits the rubric. I might guess incorrectly and when that happens
your score usually begins to decrease.
Be sure to complete each section of the template.
Item 3: Copy and paste the scoring rubric into your document as the last
page.

2. FRIT 7430: UbD Stage 3 Assignment
Title of Unit Grade Level
Standard:
Understandings:
Essential Questions:
Overarching Questions: Topical Questions:
Stage 3: Plan Learning Experiences
Week 1
Type week 1 activities here (use page 26 of the UbD text as an example)

3. FRIT 7430: UbD Stage 3 Assignment
Week 2
Type week 2 activities here (use page 26 of the UbD text as an example)
Week 3

4. FRIT 7430: UbD Stage 3 Assignment
Type week 3 activities here (use page 26 of the UbD text as an example)
Notes to the Instructor
Use this area, if needed, to explain to the instructor how your planned activities above
satisfy specific elements of the scoring rubric.

5. FRIT 7430: UbD Stage 3 Assignment
Stage 3 Scoring Rubric
(0 Points) (2-3 Points) (4-5 Points) Your
Score
1 Does not clearly Codes some Clearly codes each
. communicate learning activities activity with WHERETO
WHERETO for with WHERETO
learning activities Includes a pretest to check
for prerequisite skills
Fails to provide a and knowledge.
pretest for
learners.
2 Alignment is not There is evidence Alignment is clearly
. demonstrated of alignment demonstrated
between between some of between instructional
instructional the instructional strategies, standards,
strategies, strategies, and understandings of
standards, and standards, and the unit.
understandings of understandings of
the unit. the unit.
Matches all essential
questions,
understandings, skills,
and knowledge with a
corresponding
instructional strategy.
3 Instruction has Utilizes Gardner’s Utilizes Gardner’s
. one global starting strategy to provide strategy to provide
point for all different “Entry different “Entry
learners. Points.” Points” to meet the
needs of all types of
No evidence of an Evidence of an intelligences.
attempt at attempt at
differentiation differentiation Clear plan for
exists differentiation
4 Fails to provide Provides Provides numerous
. opportunities for opportunities for opportunities for
students to students to students to RETHINK
RETHINK ideas, RETHINK big big ideas, REFLECT on
REFLECT, and to ideas, REFLECT on progress, and to
REVISE work. progress, and REVISE work.
REVISE their work.

6. FRIT 7430: UbD Stage 3 Assignment
5 (0 Points) (1 Points) (3 Points)
. Does not indicate Includes the use of Includes the use of
the use of technology technology in a
technology in a meaningful way.
meaningful way
“Off the shelf”
resources are
properly referenced
6 (0 Points) (1 Points) (2 Points)
. Assignment is not Assignment Assignment is
organized somewhat organized
organized
Assignment Assignment
Instructions not Most assignment Instructions followed
followed instructions
followed No errors in grammar
Several errors in or form that distracted
grammar and A few errors in the reader.
form, which grammar and form
distracted the which distracted
reader the reader
Your Total Score /25