Student Learning Map
Unit Title:_____________________________
Unit Key Learning: (What is the big understanding for this unit?
What will you ultimately want students to understand as a result of the instruction? This is a “big
picture” understanding, based both on the most critical standards and the thematic focus of the unit.)
Unit Essential Question: (What broad question will students be able to answer as a result of the instruction? This question should reflect the most critical standards on
which the instruction is based. This question is the inverse of the Key Learning; the Key Learning would provide an “ideal” response to this question.)
Concept: (Each concept is a small “chunk” of the Key Concept: (The standards chosen for the focus of the
Concept: (The number of concepts in the Unit Learning
Learning/Unit Essential Question.)
Map can vary, depending on the length and complexity of
the unit.)
unit’s instruction often suggest individual concepts to be
addressed in the Unit Learning Map.)
Specific Standard(s) addressed: (From the
Specific Standard(s) addressed: (From the Specific Standard(s) addressed: (From the
standards listed on the KU D, include the ones specifically
standards listed on the KUD, include the ones specifically standards listed on the KUD, include the ones specifically
addressed by this concept.)
addressed by this concept.)
addressed by this concept.)
Lesson Essential Question(s):
Lesson Essential Question(s):
(What question—based on your grade-level standards—
will direct and focus the learning in each lesson?)
(The lesson essential question is explicitly posed to the
(The lesson essential question forms the basis of the
students at the beginning of the lesson to promote inquiry summarizing strategy for each lesson. The formative
around the concept.)
assessments within the lesson—the Assessment Prompts—
are developed by deconstructing the lesson essential
question, guided by the KUD.)
Vocabulary: (Terminology, words, concepts, etc. that Vocabulary: (Explicitly stated or implied in the
Lesson Essential Question(s):
Vocabulary: (Related to each individual concept)
are essential to understanding the content of the instruction context of the standard)
and are grade appropriate)
Ann Lewis (Laurel School District, Laurel, DE) and Aleta Thompson (Cape Henlopen School District, Lewes, DE). Adapted from Learning-Focused Strategies. Thompson,
M., Thompson, J. (2008) 2/16/16
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