Unit Plan Template

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Unit Author

First and Last Name

Peyton deAlminana, Courtney Kuchler, Franklin Vazquez

Authors E-mail Address

Pdealm2@lsu.edu, fvazqu3@lsu.edu, Ckuchl2@lsu.edu

Course Name(s)

ELRC

Course Number(s)

4507

Course Section(s)

01

Instructor(s) Name(s)

Deborah Heroman

Unit Overview
Unit Plan Title

Buying a Home

Curriculum-Framing Questions

Goals

To educate the students about the process of buying a

home and provide them with the tools necessary to make an
informed decision when searching for a mortgage.

Unit Summary

This unit is meant to inform students about the components that make a home and a loan
good for you.
Subject Area(s) (List all subjects that apply)

History, English, Math

Grade Level [Click box(es) of all grade level(s) that your Unit targets]

K-2
6-8
ESL
Gifted and Talented

3-5
9-12
Resource
Other:

Targeted State Frameworks/Content Standards/Benchmarks

English:
ELA-1-H1 Extend basic and technical vocabulary using a variety of strategies, including
analysis of an authors word choice.
ELA-5-H4 Use word processing and/or technology to draft, revise, and publish various
works, including analytical reports that include databases, graphics, and spreadsheets.
ELA-5-H2 Locate, analyze, and synthesize information from a variety of complex resources,
including electronic sources (e.g., Web sites, databases).
History:
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WH.1.2 Compare historical periods in terms of differing political, social, religious, and
economic issues.
WH.1.4 Analyze historical events through the use of debates, timelines, cartoons, maps,
graphs, and other historical sources.
WHST.11-12.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization,
and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Math:
HSN-Q.A.2 Define appropriate quantities for the purpose of descriptive modeling.
HSA-CED.A.4 Rearrange formulas to highlight a quantity of interest, using the same
reasoning as in solving equations.
HSF-LE.A.1c Recognize situations in which a quantity grows or decays by a constant
percent rate per unit interval relative to another.
Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes

Objectives listed on individual daily lesson plans.

Procedures

Lesson 1 Franklin Vazquez (English)

Lesson 2 Peyton deAlminana (History)
Lesson 3 Courtney Kuchler (Math)
Approximate Time Needed

Three - 1-hour class periods

Prerequisite Skills

Basic Computer Knowledge, Pre-Algebra, 8th Grade English and History

Materials and Resources

Technology Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)

Camera
Laser Disk
Computer(s)
Printer
Digital Camera
Projection System
DVD Player
Scanner
Internet Connection
Television

VCR
Video Camera
Video Conferencing Equip.
Other:

Technology Software (Click boxes of all software needed.)

Database/Spreadsheet
Image Processing
Desktop Publishing
Internet Web Browser
E-mail Software
Multimedia
Encyclopedia on CD-ROM

Web Page Development

Word Processing
Other:

Printed Materials

None

Supplies

Paper and Pencil

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Internet Resources

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo6ewCUj9I8
https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-financedomain/core-finance/housing/mortgagestutorial/v/introduction-to-mortgage-loans

Others

None

Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction

Resource Student

Extended Time for Completion of Assignment, Additional

Practice, One-on-One Instructions

Non-Native English
Speaker

Group Work, Extended Time for Completion of Assignment,

Use of Google Translate

Gifted Student

Additional Enrichment Activities

Student Assessment

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Teacher Name: Dr. Heroman

Student Name: ________________________________________

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headings or bulleted
lists to group related
material. All fields of
the template are
complete.

The unit plan

template is filled out
but some fields are
not complete

Content is logically
organized but
missing a number of
fields.

There was no clear

or logical
organizational
structure, just lots of
facts.

Lesson plans

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the template and are
detailed and meet all
of the requested
requirements.

Lesson plans follow

the template but are
missing several
requirements.

Lesson plans do not Lesson plans are

follow the template
missing many of the
but include most of requirements
the information

Presentation

Presentation
provides a clear
overview of the unit
and the individual
lesson plans

Presentation
includes the majority
of the information for
the unit.

Presentation is
Presentation lacks
disorganized but
organization and
includes most of the information.
required information.

technology
Activity

Technology activity
is presented in a
clear and precise
format. Activity
enhances the lesson
plan content.

Technology activity is Technology activity no technology

presented but is not is not matched to the activity is evident.
comprehensive and content
clearly understood.

Assessment

Clear assessments Assessments are

for each lesson plan provided but not
and technology
thorough
activity

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appropriate for the
evident
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