politics

Curriculum Embedded Task
Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Rod Powell
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History / Social Studies
U.S. History
11, 12
High (9-12)

The Gilded Age after the Civil War saw many industrial innovations that impacted the attainment of " The American Dream" to varying degrees. Students will consider the political and industrial innovations of the Gilded Age and their impact on attainment of the American Dream. 

Curriculum Embedded Task
Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Sharon K. Thurman
Steve Goodrid
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History / Social Studies
U.S. History
11, 12
High (9-12)

After researching historical sources on television in the 1950s and 1960s, students write an essay that describes the social, economic, political, and diplomatic impact of television on American culture. 

State Examples
California Collaborative on District Reform, American Institutes for Research
Joel Knudson
Stephanie Hannan
Jennifer O’Day
Marina Castro
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Authored by Joel Knudson, Stephanie Hannan, Jennifer O’Day, and Marina Castro, this brief charts the lessons from the California Learning Assessment System (CLAS) of the early 1990s that can inform state efforts to assess new college- and career-ready standards. The CLAS included performance...

Complex Project
Virtual Learning Academy Charter School (VLACS) Performance Design Team
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English / Language Arts
9
High (9-12)

In this task, students assume the role of a Political Party Research Officer. Their boss (a state Congresswoman) is on her way to a conference on a controversial current issue and the student is tasked with creating a playlist of relevant resources that she can listen to/watch on her ipod while...