Week 2 Assignment 2

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.