Gr.+7,+8


 * Designing a Critical Challenge to frame the unit**

Grade: ________ Course / Subject: _____________Topic / Unit:________________________ **//Identify Key Learning / “Big Idea”//** //(Written as a statement of understanding that students will walk away with// //i.e. “Students will understand that…”)//

**//Frame Critical Challenge//** //(The central question or task students will grapple with)//

**Intellectual Tools** that will need to be explicitly taught and formatively assessed **Background Knowledge** What specific expectations will need to be addressed? What content / skills will students need to learn to be successful?

**Criteria for Judgement** What criteria will students use to make a decision about the question being asked of them?

e.g. Criteria for ___________________________________________

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**Habits of Mind** **(choose 1 or 2 to focus on)** What habits of mind are most crucial for students to develop and practice to be successful?

**Critical Thinking Vocabulary** **(choose 1 or 2 to focus on)** - What critical thinking vocabulary is most crucial for students to understand in order to be successful? (e.g. “criteria”, “judgement”, “bias”, “perspective”, etc.)