Standards & Backwards Mapping
What is backwards mapping? Backwards mapping is a technique teachers use to build assessments and teaching activities to help students meet goals or standards. The teacher starts by identifying the skill he or she wants students to master and then plans assessments and activities accordingly. This process ensures that chosen activities and assessments are working toward that identified end goal. I currently teach process writing to 4 th through the 8 th grade at a charter school in Alpine, CA. I have chosen to focus on the 6 th grade for this project and have identified the following standard from the California Common Core State Standards to backwards map: CCCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences. I chose this standard because it is packed with a lot of proficiencies, and it is fairly compl...