Week 1
Writing Assignment 1
· Decide on the grade level and the subject area that you will select for using in the development of your curriculum project. Locate the national, state or local standards for the grade level and subject area and read through the standards for your chosen grade level. Highlight or make notes of key terminology used throughout the standards. Using the Horizontal Curriculum Map by Month template, map out the main topics for each month; we will get more detailed in the next writing assignment – for now this is the 10,000-foot view.
Writing Assignment 2
· Continuing with your grade level and content of choice let’s zoom in on our “map” using the Unit 1 Detailed Curriculum Map – here you will include standards, content, and skills for each month. We will be adding to this “map” next week.
Writing Assignment 3
· Next, drill down to a specific standard that you want to address in your curriculum project (your final project will include at least one content and at least one literacy standard). Follow the unpacking process outlined in the lecture (identify verbs and nouns within the standard) – template provided in the appendix. In the last column of the template, you are asked to outline prior and following standards to identify prerequisite knowledge of standard and what students will need to know for next grade level. FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT: You only need to unpack one of your identified standards but BOTH standards need to be identified. Also, both standards need to be addressed in your identified activity (see Week 3 Writing Assignment).
· Identify the literacy standards you will target throughout your course.