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A Job Designed Just for You In this task, students will work in groups to put together and present an advertising portfolio for job applications. This task includes: |
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A Just War? In this task, students will determine if the War of 1812 was justified from the perspective of the American's declaring war. This task includes: |
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A Midsummer Nights Dream In this task, students will work on their oratory and presentation skills by directing and performing a scene from Shakespear's A Midsumemr Nights Dream. This task includes: |
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A New Law The A New Law task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the usual steps in implementing a new law. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Social Organization task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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A Perspective on Slavery This task requires students to weigh the values and limitations of a document as historical evidence, as it relates to conditions slaves faced in the United States. Students well-versed in sourcing a document will be able to explain that the account of Henry Nelson, a son of former slaves, is useful in that it was informed by his parents whom, again, were slaves at the end of the Civil War. Students will also point out, however, that Nelson was offering second-hand information, making his interview less useful as specific evidence of the conditions facing slaves at the end of the war. Resources include PDF downloads of the assessment with source materials, and a rubric with benchmark descriptors. |
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A Place to Live The A Place to Live task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the natural features of a place that makes it suitable for a purpose. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a video, a laptop computer, and a postcard. This task is a part of the Place and Environment task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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A Pound of Valentine’s Chocolates In A Pound of Valentine’s Chocolates, students are asked to find how long a one pound box of chocolates should last if Isolde eats it alone. The key concepts are fractions and proportional reasoning. This task includes:
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A Soldier's Diet In this task, students will compare the lives of soldiers in the War of 1812 to modern Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan. This task includes: |
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A Tale of Two Donkeys The A Tale of Two Donkeys task allows students to demonstrate their ability to rearrange pictures and create a story. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a title page, six pictures, and a stapler. This task is a part of the Expressive Writing task series from 1998 by NEMP. |
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A Visual Stroll Through Small-Town Canada In this task, students will act as local historians and write about their town's continuity and change. This task includes: |
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