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Eighth Grade Performance Assessment The Eighth Grade Performance Assessment includes two tasks and uses a "Checkers" speech by Richard Nixon. In Task 1, students write an essay about how Nixon convinces them that men like him, who are not rich, should be able to run for office. They will also evaluate the relevance and strength of Nixon's evidence in his argument. In Task 2, students will explain the historical or symbolic meanings of a phrase in the context of the speech. This assessment includes a rubric. |
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Essay Writing: Back To Your Future In this task, students will "travel" back in time by studying the various influences on career choices for their time period. They will create a media presentation and write a short essay including their findings. This task includes: |
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Gas or Movie: Can I Afford It? In this task, students will explore the relationship between gas prices around the country and how people spend their money, presenting their findings in both an essay and multimedia presentation. This task includes: |
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Hang On In this task, students will research adversity and how to overcome it and present their findings through multimedia. This task includes: |
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Healthy Choices = Long Life! In this task, students will work in groups to research health and health related issues to create a product that will inform others on the dangers of poor diet and fitness. This task includes: |
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Hit the Road, Jack In this task, students will explore the impact of socio-economic migration on the individual. This task includes: |
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Hometown Heroes In this task, students will work in groups to create a video PSA about their hometown heroes and the impact of courage. This task includes: |
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How Safe Are You? In this task, students will research internet safety and use their knowledge to make safer decisions for themselves. This task includes: |
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Huh? I Don't Understand You... In this task, students will collaborate to create a new dictionary for modern language. This task includes: |
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I Feel Good In this task, students will research basic health information to make better decisions about their health. This task includes: |
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