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8th Grade U.S. History Mid-Year History Writing Task In the 8th Grade U.S. History Mid-Year History Writing Task students will respond to the question "which would have been better for the Cherokee in 1836: To accept new tribal lands and more west, or to resist moving to new tribal lands?". They will write an essay using primary and secondary sources as evidence to support their argument. This task includes resources to help students write their introduction, understand the timeline of events, 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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ANIA Children's Land Project/ Tierra de Ninos In this task, students will work together to learn about their environment and begin a sustainable gardening project based off of Incan agriculture. This task includes: |
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AP Comparative Government and Politics 2003 Free-Response Questions |
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AP Comparative Government and Politics 2004 Free-Response Questions |
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AP Comparative Government and Politics 2005 Free-Response Questions |
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AP Comparative Government and Politics 2006 Free-Response Questions |
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AP Comparative Government and Politics 2007 Free-Response Questions |
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AP Comparative Government and Politics 2008 Free-Response Questions |
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AP Comparative Government and Politics 2009 Free-Response Questions |
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AP Comparative Government and Politics 2010 Free-Response Questions |
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