Curriculum Maps Guidelines After looking at different models of faculty maps, we came up with the following guidelines to help with clarity in reading and understanding the maps: -if you use bullets, don't forget to put a space between the bullet and the first word -leaving a blank line between items in each column helps with clarity -using parallel structure from item to item also helps with clarity; you might want to begin every skill with a gerund (e.g. using, spacing) or an infinitive ( to use, to space) -content refers to topics, works, issues, problems and themes -skills should be action verbs or verb forms (see list below) -assessments are observable performances, probably nouns Skills to spark your thinking and to encourage consistent usage in our school-wide maps.   Please use the following verbs (and any others in the "ing" tense) to help us gather information when we run the SORT process: Curriculum Maps – words to help sort maps When writing the skills section of a curriculum map, please use active verbs such as those in the list below: Verbs Analyzing Applying Calculating Citing Classifying Comparing Concluding Connecting Contrasting Debating Deciding Defining Describing Designing Diagramming Discussing Distinguishing Editing Elaborating Evaluating Explaining Exploring Finding Hypothesizing Identifying Interpreting Judging Locating Measuring Observing Organizing Outlining Paraphrasing Performing Predicting Presenting Problem solving Proofreading Public Speaking Punctuating Reasoning Recognizing Representing Verbs (continued) Revising Rewriting Responding Simplifying Solving Speaking (or Public Speaking) Summarizing Supporting Synthesizing Taking notes Understanding Using Verifying Visualizing Writing Nouns Bibliography Computer Culture Debate Grammar Library Media Monologue/Soliloquy Paper Performance Presentation (or Oral Presentation) Race Research Speech Spreadsheet Technology Tolerance Visual Vocabulary