Source Oakland Unified School District History/Social Studies Department
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 8 |
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.
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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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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, Multimedia, World Languages and Cultures, Health Science, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, web resources, manual, student work examples
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, Art, Geography, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Alternate Reality
In this task, students will photoshop each others images into their partner schools in order to put themselves in one another's shoes and identify the difficulties they each face.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
CIVICS
In this task, students will plan and take part in action projects based on issues in their community.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, student work examples
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, Art, English Language Arts, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Calligraphic Arts
In this task, students will learn about the art of Calligraphy and then write their own short piece in the style. Their work will be presented through multiple mediums and in online galleries.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, web resources, students work examples
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Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Caption Me
In this task, students will write captions for fur textiles from the 18th century.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Lesson details, rubrics, pictures, charts, examples
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Source High Tech High School
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 8 |
Chains: A portrait of Slavery
In this task,students will think about the question, "What are the fundamental rights of all humans?" by reading various texts about historical and modern slavery and creating a conceptual art piece.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 3 examples
3. Additional Resrouces: Activity assessment, about the author, learning goals, content topics, CA state standards, timeline, real world connections, teacher instructions.
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Source Washington State Classroom- Based Assessments
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 8 |
Checks and Balances
In this task students will develop a reasoned position on the effectiveness of this system related to one current or historical event. They will then write a paper or make a presentation.
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Connecting Math to Our Lives
In this task, students will explore how math is being used in their community and shed light on promoting equity.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, web resources, videos, student work examples
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Source Stanford Beyond the Bubble
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Connections to the Philippine-American War
This task assesses students' historical knowledge in a way that transcends the rote recall of facts by asking students to draw on their knowledge of the past to construct an argument about how two events are connected. Question 1 asks students to connect the explosion of the USS Maine to the imprisonment of Filipinos by the American military in 1901. Question 2 asks students how the popularity of Social Darwinism in the US is likewise connected to the imprisonment of Filipinos in 1901.
The task includes a range of supplementary materials, all accessible and available for download with the creation of a free account through the site:
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