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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#: 19 Program Year: 2025-2026
Civic Objective: Identify the rights of immigrants in the United States, and access local and state agencies that specialize in these rights.
TOPSpro Form #: 194C AAP #: 19.4
Assessment Type: Portfolio

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.
2 *Read and interpret adapted texts of the U.S. Bill of Rights and Amendments.
3 *Read and interpret adapted texts of immigrant and naturalized citizens’ rights and responsibilities.
4 *Identify citizens’ and immigrants’ rights and responsibilities.
5 *Identify local agencies that specialize in immigrant services, their addresses, fees, and hours.
6 *Contact local and state agencies that specialize in immigrant services and ask questions about agency services, hours, fees, etc. Report the information.

Additional Assessment Plan Tasks

Task: 1

Description: Write Questions About Agency Services
Student will write up to 6 questions (IL=5, IH-A=6) that will be used to gather information about immigrant services agencies such as location, fees, hours, services provided, eligibility requirements, translation of foreign credentials, etc.

Points Possible:12Level:Intermediate Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Question is appropriate, clear, complete, and has correct content. There may be errors, but they do not interfere with meaning. 2
Question is appropriate and has correct content. It may be partially complete. There may be errors which interfere with meaning, but the question can be understood with inference. 1
Question is inappropriate, incomprehensible, or incorrect, or there is no question. 0

Task: 2

Description: Find Information on Local and State Agencies
Given resources such as the internet, etc., student will complete an informational chart identifying a level-appropriate number of local and state agencies (bL=2, BH=3) that specialize in immigrant services. Assessor will assign level-appropriate categories for each agency such as services, locations, fees, hours, and contact information.

Optimally, the chart will be created on a computer and sent to the assessor electronically.

Points Possible:12Level:Beginning Low - Beginning High
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
90% correct 10
80% correct 8
70% correct 6
60% correct 4
50% correct 2
Less than 50% 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: 3

Description: List Rights and Responsibilities
Student will list, orally or in writing, up to 5 rights and/or responsibilities (BL=4, BH=5) of citizens and/or immigrants. Student will list specific rights (freedom of religion, freedom of speech, etc.) and responsibilities (responsibility to obey the law, pay taxes, etc.).

Points Possible:10Level:Beginning Low - Beginning High
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
Utterance is correct and comprehensible. 2
Utterance is incorrect or incomprehensible, or there is no response. 0

Task: 4

Description: Respond to a Speaker or a Video
After listening to a speaker respond to student questions, or watching a video on a topic(s) related to immigrants’ rights and responsibilities, student will use the information learned from the speaker or video to write answers to up to 5 level-appropriate questions (BL-BH=3, IL=4, IH-A=5).

Beginning students may refer to additional resources ( pictures/simplified texts) in order to answer the questions.

Points Possible:10Level:Beginning Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Answer is appropriate, clear, complete, and has correct content. There may be errors, but they do not interfere with meaning. 2
Answer is appropriate and has correct content. It may be partially complete. There may be errors that interfere with meaning, but the answer can be understood with inference. 1
Answer is inappropriate, incomprehensible, or incorrect, or there is no answer. 0

Task: 5

Description: Write an Article About the Bill of Rights
Student will complete an authentic writing task, such as an article or a letter to the editor, based on the Constitution. For example, in response to a prompt, student will (1) describe one amendment to the Constitution, (2) tell why the amendment is important, and (3) give detailed examples from current events to illustrate the reasons it is important.

Optimally, the writing task will be created on a computer and sent to the assessor electronically.

Points Possible:20Level:Intermediate Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
Addresses all 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 all 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 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 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
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
Format, Neatness and Legibility
Letter: Uses standard letter format including a date, salutation, a closing, and the writer’s signature. May also include sender’s and recipient’s addresses. Writing is neat and legible. —OR— Email: —Uses standard email format including 4 items: an appropriate subject, salutation, closing, writer's contact information such as name, address, email address and phone number.
OR
Article: Has a title, uses appropriate indentations, etc. Writing is neat and legible.
2
Letter: Uses letter format including a date, salutation, and the writer’s signature. Writing is legible but may not be neat. —OR— Email: —Uses standard email format including 3 items: an appropriate subject, salutation, and writer's contact information such as name, address, email address and phone number.
OR
Article: Uses appropriate indentations. May be legible but not neat.
1
Letter: Not in letter format, or writing is neither legible nor neat. —OR— Email: Not in standard email format.
OR
Article: Does not have a title, does not use appropriate indentations, etc., and/or writing is neither legible nor neat.
0

Task: 6

Description: Select Work Sample
Student will choose a sample of student's classroom work to include in the portfolio and provide a brief oral or written explanation giving the reason for choosing this sample. If the explanation is given orally, assessor will provide a summary or a checklist for inclusion in the portfolio.

Points Possible:2Level:Beginning Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Classroom work sample included and explained. 2
Classroom work sample not included and/or not explained. 0

Task: 7

Description: Reflect on Learning
Student will answer 3 questions (or complete a checklist, survey or questionnaire) reflecting on student's increased ability to access local and state agencies that specialize in immigrants' rights based on what student has learned (3 simple questions requiring short oral or written answers for BL-BH and more complex questions requiring longer oral or written responses for IL-A).

Points Possible:2Level:Beginning Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Responses are appropriate, clear, and complete. There may be errors, but they do not interfere with meaning. 2
Responses are appropriate. They may lack clarity or may be partially complete. There may be errors that interfere with meaning, but the responses can be understood with inference. 1
Responses are inappropriate, incomprehensible, or there are no responses. 0

Rating Scale/Passing Scores

Total Points Possible: 46
Advanced: 41
Intermediate High: 36
Intermediate Low: 30
Beginning High: 25
Beginning Low: 17
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