What You See
The Assessments page provides a comprehensive view of all assessment materials for the unit, organized as a central hub for unit-level assessment resources. Assessments that occur within the lesson sequence are also discoverable within those individual lessons; the Assessments page presents them together with their full supporting materials.
Assessment Page Elements
Element | What It Shows | How to Use It |
Unit Assessment Overview | Description of the unit’s assessment approach; estimated assessment window (e.g., “9 Weeks”) | Read at the start of the unit to understand the full assessment plan and timeline |
Assessment Opportunities | Table showing when each assessment type occurs across the unit arc | Plan when to administer each assessment; align with the pacing table on the Overview tab |
End-of-Investigation Assessments | Assessments administered at the close of each investigation; includes the Teacher Edition with answer keys and exemplar responses, and a student PDF for printing | Download the Teacher Edition to prepare for facilitation and scoring; download the student PDF to make class copies; use data to plan Flex Day grouping and differentiated instruction |
Performance Task | An extended essay or other summative task assessing the unit’s focal standards | Download student materials and teacher edition with scoring rubric and exemplar responses; this is the primary summative measure for the unit |
Two Ways to Access Assessments
Access Path | When to Use It |
Lesson Page:
Assessment appears within the lesson sequence on the day it occurs
| The Teacher Edition and student PDF are available directly on the lesson page; access the assessment in context on the day it falls in the unit |
Unit Assessments Page:
All assessments collected in one location
| A centralized place to find all unit assessments together; useful for reviewing the full assessment sequence or downloading all materials at once |
Note
Each assessment includes a Teacher Edition (with answer keys and exemplar responses) and a student PDF (for printing class copies). Click the download icon next to each assessment to save files for printing or digital distribution. All assessments have content validity across reading, writing, speaking/listening, and language domains.