Formative Formative Formative Formative Performance Task Performance Task Performance Task Performance Task List the economic and social Create a comparing Make a claim supported by Make a claim supported by conditions in the United public and private activities evidence about the positive evidence about the negative States after World War II. that encouraged suburban effects of suburbanization. effects of suburbanization. growth in the 1950s. Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources Source A: Births in the Source A: The GI Bill of Rights Source A: Photographs from Source A: Lyrics of “Live “Little United States, 1930–2007” and How It Works the Long Island Memories Boxes” Source B: Domestic Source B: Excerpt from collection Source B: Excerpt from The “Gross Product and Unemployment, Message to the Source B: Photographs from Affluent Society “Special 1933–1960” Congress Regarding a the Building the Suburban Source C: Excerpt from The Source C: Mortgage National Highway Program” Dream collection Other America “30-Year Rates” Source C: Excerpt from The Imperfect “Levittown: Rise of American Suburbs” Source D: Home Ownership Rates Over Time ARGUMENT Were suburbs good for America? Construct an argument (e.g., detailed outline, poster, essay) that Summative evaluates whether the growth of suburbs had a more positive or negative impact on America. Performance Task EXTENSION Write a magazine editorial presenting the argument. UNDERSTAND Research census data from a local or regional community (urban, suburb, or rural). Taking Informed ASSESS Determine services people living in this area would need based on census information. Action ACT Present ideas to the local council or board for how local officials can meet the needs of the people who live there.
Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task List the economic and social conditions in the United States after World War II. Create a comparing public and private activities that encouraged suburban growth in the 1950s. Make a claim supported by evidence about the positive effects of suburbanization. Make a claim supported by evidence about the negative effects of suburbanization. Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources Source A: “Live Births in the United States, 1930–2007” Source B: “Gross Domestic Product and Unemployment, 1933–1960” Source C: “30-Year Mortgage Rates” Source A: The GI Bill of Rights and How It Works Source B: Excerpt from “Special Message to the Congress Regarding a National Highway Program” Source C: Excerpt from “Levittown: The Imperfect Rise of American Suburbs” Source D: Home Ownership Rates Over Time Source A: Photographs from the Long Island Memories collection Source B: Photographs from the Building the Suburban Dream collection Source A: Lyrics of “Little Boxes” Source B: Excerpt from The Affluent Society Source C: Excerpt from The Other America Summative Performance Task ARGUMENT Were suburbs good for America? Construct an argument (e.g., detailed outline, poster, essay) that evaluates whether the growth of suburbs had a more positive or negative impact on America. EXTENSION Write a magazine editorial presenting the argument. Taking Informed Action UNDERSTAND Research census data from a local or regional community (urban, suburb, or rural). ASSESS Determine services people living in this area would need based on census information. ACT Present ideas to the local council or board for how local officials can meet the needs of the people who live there.
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