SS+English+CS

=Critical Content and Skills= Product: Podcast/garageband to express learning ||  || Product: Blog (hyperlinked to/in Wiki) ||  || Product: smartboard or Inspiration (hyperlinked to/in Wiki) ||  || Product: Wiki (discussion - counter claim from classmates and hyperlinks to Inspiration and Blog) ||  || Product: imovie - dress as Egyption and talk about self ||  || Product: Inspiration web to compare and contrast ||  ||
 * Content:**
 * ===Students will know...=== || AC || ===Students will be able to...=== || AC ||
 * 1. To demonstrate comprehension and understanding of texts, students need to be able to summarize information gathered and be able to recall information at a later date. ||  || 1. Demonstrate comprehension of literature by summarizing and making generalizations.
 * 2. How to determine primary and secondary sources and how to blog information from texts and use in the research process. ||  || 2. Evaluate relevance of information, document information as primary or secondary, and summarize information.
 * 3. How to use and update information on Inspiration; and how to use Inspiration in the research process. ||  || 3. Create and revise questions that can be answered by information found within texts.
 * 4. How to organize a persuasive essay, build a strong argument, and support with facts. ||  || 4. Argue a point in a persuasive essay with support from text and a logical argument.
 * 5. How lives of Egyptians varied depending on status. ||  || 5. Assume role of Egyptian to write a personal narrative.
 * 6. That both are forms of communication and are made up of symbols. However, English is made up of symbols (letters) that have a sound and hierolyphics are symbols that have meaning. ||  || 6. Recognize and reflect on the difference between hieroglyphics and English.

AC = Assessment Code
Q - Quizzes PF - Portfolio WS - Work Sample SA - Self Assessment P - Prompts O - Observation D - Dialogues T - Tests