GM+English+CS

=Critical Content and Skills= //Product:// Wiki Page w/dicussion board and embedded files. || WS, Q || //Product:// Inspiration web w/visuals posted on wiki. || WS || //Product:// Podcast. || WS, O || //Product:// MS Publisher document. || D, PF || //Product:// iMovie. || WS || //Product:// Blog reflections/revisions. || SA, P ||
 * Content:** English
 * ===Students will know...=== || AC || ===Students will be able to...=== || AC ||
 * 1. The focal vocabulary for the topic of transportation innovation. (commute, gauge, metropolitan, terminal, canal, etc.) || D || 1. Demonstrate ownership of appropriate vocabulary by effectively using a word in different contexts for different purposes.
 * 2. The contrasts and similarities between secondary and primary sources. || D, O || 2. Evaluate a text and its purpose, and support conclusions with evidence from the text.
 * 3. How to create believable fiction by employing a wide range of tactics. || P || 3. Use a range of narrative strategies for effect including dialogue and suspense.
 * 4. How the media and its purpose affect society. || D, P || 4. Analyze the characteristics of various genres of literature and their purposes.
 * 5. Why creativity is important when creating original works. || D, O || 5. Imagine a plot or other narrative structure, point of view or setting.
 * 6. The importance of editing original work and improving upon it. || SA, P || 6. Reflect on drafts to improve focus, effect, and voice incorporating peer response when appropriate.

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