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12th Grade Government and Economics End-of-Year History Writing Task In the 12th Grade Government and Economics End-of-Year History Writing Task students will respond to the question "Should California raise the state minimum wage to $12.25 per hour?". They will write an essay using a variety of articles, cartoon, images, and charts as evidence to support their argument. This task includes resources to help students brainstorm, evaluate sources and evidence, plan their essay, organize their argument, and an argumentative writing checklist. This task also includes:
The Oakland Unified School Districted has designed this history assessment to support the literacy goals of the Common Core State Standards. |
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12th Grade Government and Economics Mid-Year History Writing Task In the 12th Grade Government and Economics Mid-Year History Writing Task students will respond to the question "Should the US continue to use the Electoral College as the way of electing our President?". They will write an essay using a variety of articles, editorial cartoon, maps, images, and charts as evidence to support their argument. This task includes resources to help students brainstorm, evaluate sources and evidence, plan their essay, organize their argument, and an argumentative writing checklist. This task also includes:
The Oakland Unified School Districted has designed this history assessment to support the literacy goals of the Common Core State Standards. |
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