Week 2 Assignment 2
EDU 612 – Curriculum, Planning and Organization
Unit Overview and Statement of Purpose Template
YOUR NAME:
SUBJECT:
COURSE AND GRADE:
UNIT TITLE:
[Creative title may be used but subtitle denoting unit topic/instructional focus must be included, i.e. Brother vs. Brother: Civil War]
CENTRAL or BIG IDEA:
TIME FRAME: Total instructional time:
Number of days/instructional periods:
Length of each instructional period:
STANDARDS:
[List the standards students will be expected to master in this unit. Cite source(s) of the standards.]
DESCRIPTION:
[Outline the instructional focus of the selected unit of study as well as the content and skills that will be taught and evaluated.]
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Introduction
Outline multiple compelling reasons for teaching this unit – not the course and not the subject – but rather the specific unit of study you are developing for the curriculum project.
Each reason should address the student questions, “Why do I have to learn this?”
Cite evidence from selected sources to support each reason.
Sources cited may include professional literature (text and articles), information from newspapers, magazines, and/or Internet sites.