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11th Grade U.S. History End-of-Year History Writing Task In the 11th Grade End-of-Year History Writing Task students will respond to the question "To what extent were the “Great Society” programs, begun in 1964, successful?". They will write an essay using a variety of articles, political cartoons, 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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11th Grade U.S. History Mid-Year History Writing Task In the 11th Grade U.S. History Mid-Year History Writing Task students will respond to the question "To what extent were Progressive Era reformers, from 1900 to 1920, successful in making the United States a freer and more humane society?". They will write an essay using a variety of articles, documentary film, map, 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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11th Grade U.S. History Philippine-American War Assessment In the 11th Grade U.S. History Philippine-American War Assessment from 2013-2014, students will respond to the question, "in its war with Spain and expansion into the Philippines, to what extent did the United States demonstrate humanitarian goals and to what extent did it demonstrate concern for its own self-interest?". They will write an essay using articles, speeches, charts, and political cartoons as evidence. This task includes background information and nine documents. This task also includes 38 Support Materials that include:
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11th Grade U.S. History Reconstruction Assessment In the 11th Grade U.S. History Era of Reconstruction Assessment from 2002-2003, students will respond to the question, "How successful was Reconstruction in helping African Americans realize their aspirations?". They will write an essay using primary and secondary sources and images as evidence. This task includes background information, instructions, and nine sources. |
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11th Grade U.S. History Robber Barons vs. Captains of Industry Assessment In the 11th Grade U.S. History Robber Barons vs. Captains of Industry Assessment students will respond to the question, "were 19th century industrialists 'robber barons' who used unfair business practices for their own gain, or were they 'captains of industry' who contributed positively to American society?". They will write an essay using primary and secondary sources, political cartoons, and images as evidence. This task includes background information and nine sources. This ask also includes: |
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11th Grade U.S. History Vietnam War Assessment In the 11th Grade U.S. History Vietnam War Assessment from 2013-2014, students will write an essay in response to the question, "were the United States' policies and actions (1945-1975) toward Vietnam in the best interests of our country?". This task includes:
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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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6th Grade Ancient History End-of-Year History Writing Task In the 6th Grade Ancient History End-of-Year History Writing Task students will address the questions "Athens or Sparta: Which was the fairer city-state?". They will write an essay using primary and secondary sources, graphs, images, and photographic evidence to support their argument. This task includes resources to help students write their introduction, evaluate sources and evidence, plan their essay, develop their claim, 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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7th Grade Medieval History Crusades Assessment In the 7th Grade Medieval History Crusades Assessment from 2007-2008, students will address the questions "Did the Crusades have a positive or negative impact on World History?". They will write an essay using primary and secondary sources as evidence. The task includes sources with comprehension questions, an essay outline, and a fill in the blank introduction paragraph. |
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