spent? United States Revenue Service? Formative Formative Formative Performance Task Performance Task Performance Task Write a short essay about the ways Expand the essay to include Role play about how taxes have that the United States collects taxes information about income tax brackets negatively affected people based upon and how the money is spent in the and categories for filing taxes. their socio-economic background. different categories. Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources Source A: Article- Source A: Source A: Source B: Source B: Source C: Source C: ARGUMENT: Do help or hurt United States citizens? Construct an argument (e.g., campaign commercial, poster, persuasive essay) that discusses the compelling question using specific claims and Summative relevant evidence from historical sources while acknowledging competing views. Performance Task EXTENSION: Participate in a class or whole school grade-level Town Hall meeting discussing the issue of whether local, state, or national taxes should be raised, lowered, or eliminated. UNDERSTAND: Investigate the local tax system in your community and compare/contrast that with the State in which you live in an informative essay. Taking Informed ASSESS: Consider the ways that students can voice their opinion and ideas about tax policy. Action ACT: Draft a letter to a U.S. Congressman or Senator expressing an opinion on improving taxation in the United States. Overview Inquiry Description This inquiry leads students through an investigation of taxation in the United States. By investigating the compelling question, taxes help or hurt United States citizens?” students will evaluate the pros and “Do cons of taxes on the citizens of the United States. Students will discover the different ways that the government collects taxes, how they spend the revenue from it, what categories and tax brackets people fall into when filing their taxes, and how various socio-economic groups are affected by taxes on their income. It is important to note that this inquiry may require some prerequisite knowledge of economic factors of the Consumer Price Index, Cost of Living Indicators, Gross National Product Indicators, but it is not essential to carry out this inquiry.
spent? United States Revenue Service? Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Write a short essay about the ways that the United States collects taxes and how the money is spent in the different categories. Expand the essay to include information about income tax brackets and categories for filing taxes. Role play about how taxes have negatively affected people based upon their socio-economic background. Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources Source A: Source B: Source C: Source A: Source A: Article- Source B: Source C: Summative Performance Task ARGUMENT: Do help or hurt United States citizens? Construct an argument (e.g., campaign commercial, poster, persuasive essay) that discusses the compelling question using specific claims and relevant evidence from historical sources while acknowledging competing views. EXTENSION: Participate in a class or whole school grade-level Town Hall meeting discussing the issue of whether local, state, or national taxes should be raised, lowered, or eliminated. Taking Informed Action UNDERSTAND: Investigate the local tax system in your community and compare/contrast that with the State in which you live in an informative essay. ASSESS: Consider the ways that students can voice their opinion and ideas about tax policy. ACT: Draft a letter to a U.S. Congressman or Senator expressing an opinion on improving taxation in the United States. Overview Inquiry Description This inquiry leads students through an investigation of taxation in the United States. By investigating the compelling question, “Do taxes help or hurt United States citizens?” students will evaluate the pros and cons of taxes on the citizens of the United States. Students will discover the different ways that the government collects taxes, how they spend the revenue from it, what categories and tax brackets people fall into when filing their taxes, and how various socio-economic groups are affected by taxes on their income. It is important to note that this inquiry may require some prerequisite knowledge of economic factors of the Consumer Price Index, Cost of Living Indicators, Gross National Product Indicators, but it is not essential to carry out this inquiry.
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