Module Internalization Guide

This guide will support you in making key planning and instructional decisions for a KIPP Wheatley module. Use it before teaching a module to
study and plan for its components and texts. This resource is part of the KIPP Wheatley Toolkit.

Grade and Module: ___________ # of Lessons in Module ___________ # of Days to Teach Module: ___________

Phase 1: Study the Texts of the Module

Steps Notes

1. Read the Essential Text #1: ______________________________________

Question (EQ): Central ideas:

Literary Devices/Author’s Craft:

Potential Student Challenges:

2. Identify the central ideas Text #2: ______________________________________

of the texts Central ideas:

3. Identify the significant Literary Devices/Author’s Craft:

literary devices or
elements of author’s Potential Student Challenges:
craft that contribute or
reinforce the central
ideas. Text #3: ______________________________________
Central ideas:
4. Identify potential
student challenges Literary Devices/Author’s Craft:

5. Analyze how the text Potential Student Challenges:

supports students in
responding to the EQ.
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Phase 2: Zoom Out – Build a Big Picture Understanding of the Module

Steps
2. Read and Deconstruct the Focus Standards (Do for all focus standards)
Standard: (Highlight key words)

Students must KNOW Students must be able to DO (Cognitive Work)

Terms, vocabulary, key Lesson Lower Order Skills (Identify, Describe) Lesson Higher Order (Analyze, explain, compare, Lesson
concepts evaluate, create)

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Standard: (Highlight key words)

Students must KNOW Students must be able to DO (Cognitive Work)

Terms, vocabulary, key Lesson Lower Order Skills (Identify, Describe) Lesson Higher Order (Analyze, explain, compare, evaluate, create)
concepts

Standard: (Highlight key words)

Students must KNOW Students must be able to DO (Cognitive Work)

Terms, vocabulary, key Lesson Lower Order Skills (Identify, Describe) Lesson Higher Order (Analyze, explain, compare, evaluate, create)
concepts

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Standard: (Highlight key words)

Students must KNOW Students must be able to DO (Cognitive Work)

Terms, vocabulary, key Lesson Lower Order Skills (Identify, Describe) Lesson Higher Order (Analyze, explain, compare, evaluate, create)
concepts

Standard: (Highlight key words)

Students must KNOW Students must be able to DO (Cognitive Work)

Terms, vocabulary, key Lesson Lower Order Skills (Identify, Describe) Lesson Higher Order (Analyze, explain, compare, evaluate, create)
concepts

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Phase 3: Build an Understanding of How Students Will be Assessed on New Knowledge and Skills

Steps Notes
Focus Standard Item #’s Skills in the standard explicitly addressed…

1. Take the End-of-Module

(EOM) Assessment

2. Analyze the Checkpoint

Assessments

What portions of the assessment will be particularly challenging for students?

How do you plan to address these challenges in your instruction?

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What Skills & Knowledge Will Students Priority What Skills & Knowledge Will Students Need? Priority
Need? Lessons Lessons

3. Analyze EOM Writing

Task

4. Analyze Focus Writing

Tasks

Phase 4: Zoom In - Build Detailed Understanding of Central Knowledge and Skills of the Module

Steps Notes

Read the How do knowledge and skills build throughout the module to support mastery of the focus standards?
Objectives and
Exit Tickets for
each lesson.

What prerequisite skills or knowledge do students need before beginning this module?

What connections can be made between the specific objectives, knowledge, and skills of this module with what students have
previously learned?

For lesson level internalization guidance, consult the KIPP Wheatley Lesson Internalization Guide.
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