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Telling the Time The Telling the Time task allows students to demonstrate their ability to recall information from a text and reading comprehension skills. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a story in four parts and four sets of questions. This task is a part of the Silent Reading task series from 1996 by NEMP. |
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Thank You Letter The Thank You Letter task allows students to demonstrate their ability to write a formal thank you letter. Students will complete this task working independently. The resources required for this task are a letter and an envelope. This task is a part of the Functional Writing task series from 2002. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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The Battle of Quebec, 1759 In this task, students will use multimedia resources to determine how the English won the Battle of Quebec in 1759. This task includes: |
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The Body The Body task allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of human anatomy. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a word card 'The Body' and two pictures in answer booklet. This task is a part of the Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 2002. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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The Changing Faces of Tourism in Canada In this task, students will examine photographs and brochures to determine the continuity and change in tourism throughout British Columbia. This task includes: |
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The Clumsy Tiger The Clumsy Tiger task allows students to demonstrate their ability to recall and interpret details of a story. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a video and a laptop computer. This task is a part of the Listening task series from 2002. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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The Common Dolphin The Common Dolphin task allows students to demonstrate their ability to read and follow instruction. Students will complete this task working is stations. The resources required for this task are a story and an illustrated cover picture. This task is a part of the Silent Reading task series from 1996 by NEMP. |
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The Crafty Knife The Crafty Knife task allows students to demonstrate their ability to investigate design. Students will explain the purpose of design of different parts of a craft knife. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a craft knife, a cardboard, a cutting block, and a diagram. This task is a part of the Technological Knowledge & Understanding task series from 2008. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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The Evolution of Perception: Attitudes Regarding French Language and Culture Within Canada as Turning Points In this task, students will explore whether or not there has been changes throughout history in in French and Quebec culture in Canada. This task includes: |
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The FLQ - Was the Wars Measure Act a Necessity or an Over-reaction? In this task, students will develop a historical argument on whether or not they believe the invocation of the War Measures Act was just or not. This task includes: |
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