UbD Planning Template
Topic: Champions
Year Level: 9
Author: Jodie Scott
Stage 1 – Desired Results
Established Goals: By the end of this unit students will be able to use a scaffold to develop questions, find information and relay that
information about their chosen champion and what makes them successful, to the class.
Students will understand, display and assess the many ways a person can manage their impulsivity.
Students produce, in print and electronic forms, a variety of texts for different purposes using structures and features of
language appropriate to the purpose, audience and context of the writing. They begin to use simple figurative language
and visual images. They employ a variety of strategies for writing, including note-making, using models, planning, editing
and proofreading.
HoM to be Developed:
Managing Impulsivity
(enhances the content or the process through which the unit will
be taught)
Alertness
Meaning
By the end of the unit the student will be able to:
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Describe a time in their life when
managing their impulsivity has
resulted in personal successful.

Give more complete and
encompassing definitions of
Managing Impulsivity that
demonstrating understanding of its
use at school and in other facets of
their lives
Capacity
By the end of this unit students will be able to:
 Have an increased number of strategies, including
writing scaffolds, discussion protocols and the selfhelp guide in their repertoire to manage their
impulsivity.
 More effectively self-monitor the strategies for
Managing their Impulsivity.
Values
Commitment
By the end of this unit students will be able to:

Accurately evaluate their ability to Manage their
Impulsivity using a rubric

Reflect on their ongoing progression in Managing
their impulsivity and set goals for future
improvements using reflective journal entries and
on task/productivity graph.
Understandings about the content:
Students will understand that…

There are a certain few dispositions that all champions
share/use to become a champion

Everyday people can use and mature in these
dispositions to become champions also
Essential Questions about the content:
 What are the qualities/dispositions that make a champion?
 Are these qualities/dispositions transferable?
 How and where can I use these qualities/dispositions in my
life?
Knowledge about the content
Skills required of the content
Students will know…

What key dispositions champions use to be successful

How they can use these dispositions to become
successful.

How to use a feature article scaffold to produce an
article on a champion.
Students Will be able to…
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Research information about a champion of their choice
Present information in their own words using ICT
Understand and follow group work and discussion
procedures
Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence
Performance Tasks:
Other Evidence:
Your class has been researching the qualities of successful people. Teen
magazine is very interested in this and has asked your class to write a
series of feature articles that will also appear in the school newsletter about
these characteristics. Eg each article should be about a characteristic and
give examples of how people use them to become successful.
Editing of draft piece
Independent research skills
Journal on Managing their Impulsivity
Experience has shown that parents like to read about how the class work is
used by students, so your article should also include how you use each of
these qualities (or a time when you should have!)
Your work will be judged using a rubric assessing the research process, use
of protocols during class and presentation of information.
Stage 3 – Learning Plan
Learning Activities:
1.
What is our definition of a successful person? PPT
Make a list of successful people
2.
Introduction to Rich Task. Make reference to the planning aspect – EXPLICITLY TEACH MANAGING IMPULSIVITY
Explain, explore, expand, engage, evaluate Managing Impulsivity- Managing Impulsivity Lesson
Develop strategies for managing impulsivity
E5 “calling out aspect”, intro to ‘self help’ guide
E5 “planning”
Students self-reflect/evaluate their current level of Managing Impulsivity and set a goal for improvement. Identify a time when managing their
impulsivity has resulted in personal successful.
Round-Robin protocol discussing self-evaluation and goal
3.
Explicitly teach the WRITING SCAFFOLD
How to use it
When to use it
What information goes where
Model this using a person- a. give reading material to class and group read b. pull out information around the successful characteristics
4.
Student select a person each
Need to find 3 articles/pieces to draw from
Students use the scaffold to break down the information and put it into an essay
5.
Final word protocol- MID ASSIGNMENT
In pairs students use final word protocol to share information on their person and the characteristics they have found so far
Students reflect on where their article is at and what they need to do next.
6.
Students continue to identify characteristics and relate to personal experiences
Complete first draft of essay
7.
Peer editing- Show 3 before me
Students use a peer editing checklist to edit/check others’ work
8.
Final phase
Type up feature article for submission
Print in newsletter.
* Students are to keep a running journal to reflect on how and how well they Managed their Impulsivity and
how that helped them achieve their goal.