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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#: 46 Program Year: 2025-2026
Civic Objective: Access resources for nutrition education and information related to the purchase and preparation of healthy foods.
TOPSpro Form #: 469C AAP #: 46.9
Assessment Type: Written

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 *Identify a healthy diet as recommended by USDA (e.g. myplate.gov).
2 *Identify the relationship between nutrition and good health.
3 *Identify and locate sources of low-cost healthy food in the community such as (e.g. discount markets, local food banks, etc.).
4 *Identify services and procedures for accessing local food-assistance community programs.
5 Deleted
12 Write a persuasive letter or article or give an oral report that discusses the pros and/or cons of a nutrition related issue.

Additional Assessment Plan Tasks

Task: 1

Description: Identify Healthy Food Resources
Given level-appropriate resources such as a labeled mapor the Internet, student will complete a chart for up to 3 (BL=2, BH= 3) food resources including low-cost food resources (e.g. food bank, farmers’ market, ethnic market, supermarket, community garden) with level-appropriate pieces of information for each resource such as: the name, the location (cross streets), the days/ hours of operation, the name of one healthy food student can buy (must be a different food for each resource), information on whether resource accepts Cal Fresh (food stamps), gives double coupons or honors WIC coupons, etc.

Points Possible:8Level:Beginning Low - Beginning High
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
80% of the items assigned to the Beginning High level students are correct. 6
70% of the items assigned to the Beginning Low level students are correct. 4
Less than 70% of the items assigned to the Beginning Low-- Beginning High level students are correct. 0
Legibility, Neatness, and Spelling
Neat and legible. Spelling errors do not interfere with meaning. 2
Not neat or legible or spelling errors interfere with meaning. 0

Task: 2

Description: Analyze Eating Habits
Given the USDA recommendations for a healthy diet and a level-appropriate case study or picture prompt (BL-BH only), student will list up to 6 unhealthy eating habits/food choices (BL=3, BH=4, IL=5, IH-A=6) of the family in the case study and state level-appropriate recommendations for changes the family can make. ( BL may label the pictures with appropriate vocabulary words, BH may use phrases.)

Example: (IH-A) I recommend this family change their eating habits in these ways: 1. Eat fruit instead of chocolate chip cookies for breakfast. 2.….
Example (BH-IL): They eat cookies for breakfast. They should eat fruit.
Example (BL): Don’t eat cookies. Eat fruit.

Points Possible:12Level:Beginning Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
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 that 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: 3

Description: Write an Article About Nutrition
After level-appropriate reading and research on a nutrition topic such as food assistance programs, obesity in America, health organizations, practices that can help people change eating habits, the organic foods trend, healthy eating habits, etc., student will complete an authentic writing task (e.g. writing an article for a school or community publication, blog, or website) that communicates up to 5 pieces of information (IL=3, IH=4, A=5), such as:

1. Identify/describe the issue/problem/service.
2. Describe 3 aspects of the issue/problem/service.
3. State why this issue/problem/service is important.
4. Give at least two supporting details addressing how the issue/problem can be resolved or organization/service utilized.
5. Conclude with a persuasive statement.

Points Possible:20Level:Intermediate Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
Addresses all 5 parts of the task effectively. Ideas are well stated, clearly expressed, and supported with concrete, relevant detail. No inference is required. Written in well-organized paragraph(s). 14
Addresses at least 4 parts of the task adequately. Some ideas may not be well stated. Contains some relevant detail. May require minimal inference. Written in adequately-organized paragraph(s). 12
Addresses at least 3 parts of the task in a general way but may have gaps. Many ideas may not be well stated. May lack appropriate or sufficient detail or clear focus. May require some inference. May be written in loosely-organized paragraph(s). 10
Addresses at least 2 parts of the task minimally but relation to the task is evident. May be unfocused or unclear. Little or no supporting detail. May require a substantial degree of inference. May not be written in paragraph(s). 8
Nothing written or content is incomprehensible or inappropriate. 0
Format, Neatness and Legibility
Article: Has a title, and uses appropriate indentations, etc. Writing is neat and legible. 2
Article: Uses appropriate indentations. May be legible but not neat. 1
Article: Does not have a title, does not use appropriate indentations, etc., and/or writing is neither legible nor neat. 0
Grammar, Structure and Mechanics
Almost no errors in grammar, structure, spelling, capitalization, or punctuation. 4
Some errors in grammar, structure, spelling, capitalization, or punctuation that do not distract the reader. 3
Many errors in grammar, structure, spelling, capitalization, or punctuation that may require the reader to infer meaning. 2
Errors make the writing difficult to understand even with inference. 0

Rating Scale/Passing Scores

Total Points Possible: 32
Advanced: 28
Intermediate High: 24
Intermediate Low: 18
Beginning High: 12
Beginning Low: 8
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