This rubric contains the elements for developing a thematic, multidisciplinary, project-based unit.  It guides us to include or address multiple intelligences, multiple literacies, authentic assessments and diversity.  It helps us stay aligned to the state and national standards for each discipline, and helps to ensure that the outcomes, activities, materials and assessments are all aligned with one another.  Check off each item as it is completed.  See some samples of units designed using these guidelines. 

Attributes	Theme selected
	Concept-map or brainstorm theme
	Concepts identified
	All disciplines addressed
	Check against list of Critical Attributes for Units
	Begin to build Activities Bank
	Develop Unit Outcomes
Outcomes	Final outcomes are within upper three levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy
	Enabling Outcomes
	Discreet Outcomes
	Context and Mode -  how, where and with whom
Assessments	Authentic
	Direct reflection of desired outcomes
	Components identified
	Stimulus and Context
	Criteria developed (pre-set, agreed-upon, and public)
	Feedback provisions are made
	Self assessments
	Peer assessments
	Other assessments, including teacher
	Small group assessments
	Individual assessments
	Multiple intelligences and learning styles considered
Alignment	Materials
	Activities
	State Standards
	National Standards
Instruments	Assessment
	Grading
	Record-keeping
	Reporting to Parents
Start-Up	Every student has a copy of the Unit
	Letter to parents with copy of the Unit
	Parental involvement encouraged
	Parent Workshop
Resource File	Web Sites
	Organizations (community, state, national, international)
	Government Agencies
	Universities
	Libraries
	Publications
	Parents, friends and relatives (yours and the student’s)
	Colleagues
Materials	Children’s Literature
	Fiction
	Non-fiction
	Biography
	Poetry
	Myth, Fables and Folklore
	Films
	Videos
	Music
	Journals
	Newspapers
	Kids’ newspapers
	Diversity (see Isms below)
	Research materials
	Brochures, pamphlets, etc.
Diversity - the Isms	Ageism
	Classism
	Ableism
	Racism
	Sexism
	Heterosexism
	Anti-Semitism and Religious Oppression
	Linguicism