Adirondack Curriculum Project
Annotated Blueprint for a Challenge

Title: Descriptive - focus on the topic

A. What do you really want them to know and understand? What NYS standard does it meet? Include:
Curriculum Area: e.g. English Language Arts
Standard number & title: e.g. Standard 1 - Language for info. & understanding
Level & Sub label: e.g. Intermediate Listening & reading to acquire information and understanding
Key Idea: e.g. 1. Listening and reading to acquire information.
Performance indicator: e.g. compare and synthesize information from different sources.
B. Athor Info 

Name, Title , School and Contact Information

<>Be sure to include your name, title (e.g., 2nd grade teacher), School and contact information. (e-mail address etc.)
C. What Adirondack Curriculum Content Area(s) are you going to cover? Check all that apply

Adirondack Curriculum Content Area

___ Natural History
___ Human History
___ Culture and the Arts
___ Government and Civics
___ Economy
___ Health, Recreation & Life Skills

Investigative Question or Issue:

D. What is the question/issue driving this challenge? What is the larger context or connection to the real world?
Challenge:
 
E. Context for challenge - what do students need to know or be able to do in order to be prepared for this challenge?

F. What is the product you want students to create that will provide evidence of their learning and skill?

G. Consider the following:

- The nature of the task or product
- Group size and makeup
- Conditions for positive interdependence
- Conditions for individual accountability
- Necessary resourcesótime, materials, technology, etc.
- Opportunities for choice and ownership
- Opportunities for parental involvement

Quality Standards:  

H. What are the criteria for a product of "good" quality?
Consider:
- Arbitrary conditions/parameters set by the teacher
- Real-world quality standards for this type of product
- Expectations for the curricular content of this product