CASAS ELC AAP - AAP Detail

General Information

All students can participate in EL Civics instruction and assessment. However, only ESL students in WIOA II EL Civics education programs can earn payment points for passing COAAP assessments. ABE, ASE, and CTE students can earn CAEP Immigrant Integration Indicator (I3) outcome for CAEP but not payment points for WIOA II. Please see Successful Implementation of COAAPs for CAEP Agencies for a crosswalk for ABE/ASE/CTE student placement into ESL COAAP instructional levels.
Civic Objective#:	11	Program Year:	2025-2026
Civic Objective:	Research and describe the cultural backgrounds that reflect the local cross-cultural society and that may present a barrier to civic participation.
TOPSpro Form #:	115C	AAP #:	11.5
Assessment Type:	Oral
Level Range
From:	Beginning Low	To:	Advanced

Language and Literacy Objectives

Language and literacy objectives with an asterisk (*) are suitable for beginning low level students.
1	*Write and/or report personal information: name, place of birth, and native language, etc.
3	*Interview classmates about cultural information.
4	*Identify classmates’ countries of origin on a map.
8	*Report about one’s own or other cultural background.
9	*Interview someone regarding their cultural background; report about that person.

Additional Assessment Plan Tasks

Task: 1

Description:	Identify and Describe a Classmate’s Culture Content A (2 items, 2 points possible) Student will use a map to locate and name student’s country of origin and a classmate’s country of origin. (May be done orally or in writing) Content B ( 6 items, 12 points possible) After interviewing a classmate using level-appropriate questions about culture developed by the class, student will state up to 6 pieces of information (BL=3, BH 4, IL=5, IH-A=6) about classmate’s culture/country named in Content A. Student (IL-A) will include at least 1 piece of information about civic activity ( see sample questions 3 and 4). (May be done orally or in writing) Sample questions: In your country... 1. What is your favorite holiday? Describe it. 2. How do you spend your free time? 3. How do you decide whom to vote for? 4. How does your town or city help you if you have a family problem?
Points Possible:	14	Level:	Beginning Low - Advanced

Scoring Rubric	Points
Content A
Country is located or named.	1
Country is not located and/or not named.	0
Content B
Statement is appropriate, clear, complete and has correct content. There may be errors but they do not interfere with meaning.	2
Statement is appropriate and has correct content. It may be partially complete. There may be errors which interfere with meaning but the statement can be understood with inference.	1
Statement is inappropriate, incomprehensible or incorrect or there is no statement.	0

Task: 2

Description:	Present an Oral Report on a Student’s Culture Content (20 points possible) Student will give an oral report about student's own culture, or about a classmate's culture based on the interview in Task 1 and level-appropriate research which will include 4 areas (BL=1, BH=2, IL=3, IH-A=4) such as: 1. Give full name, country and city or region of birth and native language. Show country on the map and tell about regions, weather, products, etc. 2. Describe 1 holiday from the culture/country and how it is celebrated 3. Describe how student’s life in the native country is the same as life in the U.S. in relation to one of the topics below 4. Describe how student’s life in the native country is different from life in the U.S. in relation to one of the topics below Sample Topics: • Work/Employment • Money and Banking • Medical Care • Discrimination • Raising Children • Education • Safety • Type of Government (BL-BH may be given questions as a prompt to develop the report and may give the report to examiner or a small group of classmates. BL will not be rated on visual aid or presentation) Visual Aid (4 points possible) In class, student will make a relevant, appropriate, legible, and neat visual aid to support the oral report such as a PowerPoint presentation (optimal) or poster, etc. Optimally student will make the slide presentation accessible (508 compliant) Presentation ( 2 points possible) Student will use effective speech and body language throughout the report and will refer to a visual(s).
Points Possible:	26	Level:	Beginning Low - Advanced

Scoring Rubric	Points
Content
Report is appropriate, clear and has correct content. All 4 areas are addressed questions are discussed. Ideas are well stated, clearly expressed, well organized and supported with concrete, relevant detail. No inference is required. There may be errors but they do not interfere with meaning.	20
Report is appropriate, clear and has correct content. At least 3 areas are discussed. Some ideas may not be well stated. Contains some relevant detail and is adequately organized. May require minimal inference. There may be errors but they do not interfere with meaning.	18
Report is appropriate and has correct content but may lack clarity. At least 2 areas are discussed. Many ideas may not be well stated. May lack appropriate or sufficient detail or clear focus. May require some inference. There may be errors but they do not interfere with meaning.	16
Report is appropriate and has correct content but may lack clarity. At least 1 area is discussed. Many ideas may not be well stated. May lack appropriate or sufficient detail or clear focus. May require some inference. There may be errors but they do not interfere with meaning.	14
Report has correct content but lacks clarity. At least 1 area is discussed. May be unfocused with little or no supporting detail. May require a substantial degree of inference. There may be errors which interfere with meaning but report can be understood with inference.	12
Report is inappropriate, unclear, incorrect, no questions are answered or there is no report.	0
Presentation
Student uses effective speech and body language through most of the presentation and refers to a relevant visual aid.	2
Student reads the entire report or speaks too softly to be heard and/or does not refer to or have a visual aid. Body language distracts from the report.	0
Visual Aid
Visual aid(s) is relevant and appropriate and delineates the main points of the oral report. Visual aid is legible and neat.	4
Visual aid(s) is relevant and appropriate and but may not completely delineate the main points of the oral report. Visual aid is legible but may not be neat.	2
Visual aid(s) is not relevant, not appropriate, does not delineate any of the main points of the report, is not legible or neat, or there is no visual aid(s).	0

Rating Scale/Passing Scores

Total Points Possible:	40
Advanced:	36
Intermediate High:	32
Intermediate Low:	28
Beginning High:	24
Beginning Low:	15