FRIT 7430: UbD Stage 1 Assignment

Tiffany Robbins FRIT 7430: Instructional Design Stage 1, Understanding by Design Fall 01

FRIT 7430: UbD Stage 1 Assignment

UbD Stage 1
Title of Unit Our Democratic Heritage $urriculu% Socia" Stu ies &rea
Content Standards: SS3H1 The student will explain the political roots of our modern democracy in the United States of America. a. Identify the influence of Greek architecture columns on the !arthenon" U. S. Supreme #ourt $uildin%&" law" and the 'lympic Games on the present. $. (xplain the ancient Athenians) idea that a community should choose its own leaders. c. #ompare and contrast Athens as a direct democracy with the United States as a representati*e democracy. SS3G1 The student will locate ma+or topo%raphical features. d. ,ocate Greece on a world ma#$

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Stage 1 ' Identify Desired Results

Understandings
Students (ill understand t)at: 1. -hat a %o*ernment is and how we use the %o*ernment in our country. .. That the Ancient Greeks ha*e influenced the United States in so many ways. 3. That we ha*e a democratic %o*ernment in the United States. /. The roots of the modern 'lympics

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,ssential -uestions

FRIT 7430: UbD Stage 1 Assignment

.#erarc)ing -uestions: 1. How are present e*ents related to past e*ents0 .. -hat is the role of a citi1en in a democracy0 3. How does the %o*ernment affect you and your family0

To+ical -uestions: 1. How did ancient Greek architecture influence columns on American %o*ernment $uildin%s0 .. How does the present day 'lympics compare to the ancient Greek 'lympics0 3. -hat is a representati*e %o*ernment0 /. How does a direct democracy differ from a representati*e democracy0 2. -hat influence does ancient Greek democracy ha*e on the modern democracy in the United States0 3. -here is Greece located in relation to the United States0

/no(ledge and S0ills Knowledge Skills

Students will know: Students will be able to: 1. How the United States was 1. Identify the influence of Greek influenced $y Greek architecture. Architecture on the United States. .. The three types of Greek columns. .. Identify the three types of Greek 3. How laws were made in Ancient columns Greece. 3. 6escri$e how laws were made in /. -hy people in communities choose Ancient Greece. their own leaders. /. #ompare8contrast a representati*e 2. How the 'lympics ha*e chan%ed and a direct democracy. since ancient times. 2. 6escri$e how the present day 3. -here Greece is located on a map. 'lympics compare to the Ancient 4ey Terms5 Greek 'lympics. Architecture" Temple" !arthenon" #olumn" 3. 9ind Greece on a map or %lo$e. 6oric" Ionic" #orinthian" #apital" ,aw" :. 6efine the key terms. Theater" Aristocrat" #ommunity" ,eader" Go*ernment" 6emocracy" 6irect 6emocracy" 7epresentati*e 6emocracy" and 'lympics.

FRIT 7430: UbD Stage 1 Assignment

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UbD Stage 1 Scoring Rubric

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Understandings I enti)ies un erstan ings that re"ate to the stan ar s but are too sim#"istic or state )actua" %no&"e ge$

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I enti)ies targete un erstan ings that &i"" "ea to some isco'er* but are not at the heart o) the isci#"ine$

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The targete un erstan ings c"ear"* uti"i,e the si- )acets o) un erstan ing+ an the* are e-#"icit"* "abe"e $

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Essential Questions The essentia" an unit .uestions ha'e right ans&ers an o not #ro'o%e stu ent engagement$

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I enti)ies essentia" .uestions that are #ro'ocati'e+ arguab"e+ an "i%e"* to generate in.uir* aroun the centra" i eas$ Inc"u es both to#ica" an o'erarching essentia" .uestions$

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Grammar/Spelling 0umerous errors )oun in grammar+ s#e""ing or usage that istract the rea er$ Re.uire )ormat has not been use

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