CS+Social+Studies+T2

=Critical Content and Skills=
 * Content Area:**
 * ===Students will know...=== || ===Formative Assessment=== || ===Students will be able to...=== || ===**Product** Summative Assessment=== ||
 * 1. current events (earthquake in Haiti and Chile, war in Iraq, politics: economy/health care, and Katrina) and be exposed to pop music (music on the radio) || discussions || 1. Explain: Show how a pop culture song relates to a current event. || Students will create an movie/music video using imovie depicting the stance the song takes on the current event issue. ||
 * 2. important events(bills being passed, fluctuations in the economy, and US foreign policy) and people (political leaders) || Group work and a worksheet || 2. Interpret: Interpret the meaning and purpose of political cartoons. || The students will create a political cartoon about a current event using Comic Life. ||
 * 3. current events (earthquake in Haiti and Chile, war in Iraq, politics: economy/health care, and Katrina) || written proposal || 3. Apply: create a piece of art that commentates on a recent event. || Students will create by any means available to them a piece of art that will portray a message about a current event chosen by the student. ||
 * 4. background knowledge of the events of September 11. || Quiz || 4. Perspective: compare the book in the Shadow of Two Towers to actual footage reported on the news. || The students will blog about similarities, differences, and their own feelings about both the news clips and the graphic novel. ||
 * 5. important events and social/political dynamics || short reflections || 5. Empathy: consider the emotions and feelings the photo creates. || The students will create a wikipage containing 4 photos, context information, and their reaction to them. The wikis will also include two hyperlinks to more information. ||
 * 6. the current ways media uses visuals to report current events || journal entries || 6. Self Knowledge: reflect on the different ways art commentates on current events. || Students will create a podcast/interview explaining the pros and cons of using art to explain current events. ||

Formative
Q - Quizzes WS - Work Sample SA - Self Assessment P - Prompts O - Observation D - Dialogues

**Product - Summative**
CL- Comic Life IM - Imovie B - Blog PC - Podcast W - Wikispace G - Glogster