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 * Delaware Curriculum Unit Template**

Subject/Topic Area: English Language Arts Grade Levels: 9-12 Designed By: Abby Shubert District: Appoquinimink School District

Brief Summary of Unit: This overview provides a proposed outline of an English departments integration of 21st Century skills at four different grade levels.


 * Stage 1: Desired Results**


 * Content Standards:**

//Learning and Innovation Skills// Learning and innovation skills are what separate students who are prepared for increasingly complex life and work environments in the 21st century and those who are not. They include:
 * Creativity and Innovation
 * Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
 * Communication and Collaboration

//Information, Media and Technology Skills// People in the 21st century live in a technology and media-driven environment, marked by access to an abundance of information, rapid changes in technology tools and the ability to collaborate and make individual contributions on an unprecedented scale. To be effective in the 21st century, citizens and workers must be able to exhibit a range of functional and critical thinking skills, such as:
 * Information Literacy
 * Media Literacy
 * ICT (Information, Communications and Technology) Literacy

//Life and Career Skills// Today’s life and work environments require far more than thinking skills and content knowledge. The ability to navigate the complex life and work environments in the globally competitive information age requires students to pay rigorous attention to developing adequate life and career skills, such as:
 * Flexibility and Adaptability
 * Initiative and Self-Direction
 * Social and Cross-Cultural Skills
 * Productivity and Accountability
 * Leadership and Responsibility


 * Big Idea:** 21st Century Skills for English Language Arts


 * Enduring Understandings:**
 * Students will understand that...
 * 21st Century Skills make learning more efficient and more effective.
 * Technology integration can enhance, not replace, traditional preparation for post-secondary success.
 * Technology tools must be evaluated for effectiveness and appropriateness for the task.


 * Essential Questions:**
 * How can technology make learning and instruction more effective?
 * How can technology make learning and instruction more efficient?
 * What current relevant technology tools can enhance/support the 21st Century Skills framework for Secondary ELA?


 * Knowledge and Skills:**
 * Students will know...
 * Internet Safety
 * Netiquette
 * Terminology
 * Fair Use/Copyright
 * Information Literacy Principles
 * Online Citizenship
 * General Skills for Online Learning: (Signing in, Posting to a Discussion, Download a PDF, etc)


 * Students will be able to...
 * Demonstrate Information Literacy in Online Research
 * Search, Access, Cite and Evaluate Information Online
 * Utilize basic technologies (Word Processing, Internet Browser, etc.) for defined academic purposes
 * Select from emerging technology tools to determine what is the most effective and appropriate tool for the task
 * Post and Participate in an online discussion
 * Create and publish online content
 * Collaborate on online projects with peers
 * Integrate relevant multimedia tools in projects and presentations
 * Participate in an online community in conjunction with a real time class


 * Stage 2: Assessment Evidence**

Suggested Performance Tasks

Rubrics/Checklists for Performance Tasks

Other Evidence

Student Self-Assessment and Reflection


 * Stage 3: Learning Plan**

Key Learning Events Needed to Achieve Goals

Resources & Teaching Tips

Differentiation