CIVICS BENCHMARK ACCOUNTABILITY TASK CARD SS.7.C.2.10 Evaluate the roles, rights, and responsibilities of U.S. citizens, and determine methods of active STANDARD: participation in society, government, and the political system. BENCHMARK: SS.7.C.2.10 Examine the impact of media, individuals, and interest groups on monitoring and influencing government. BENCHMARK KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, EVENTS, SAMPLE ITEM IDEAS, AND DOCUMENTS lobbying, lobbyist, political action committee, special interest, watchdog SAMPLE HIGHER ORDER QUESTIONS STUDENT SCALE QUESTIONS TEST ITEM SPECIFICATION NOTES Why has social media made a significant How have I used concepts from this The student will: benchmark? impact on influencing government Students will identify the methods used How did the benchmark help me decisions on controversial issues? by interest groups to monitor and/or better understand __________? What role does lobbying play in influence the government. Where is my learning on the scale? developing political agendas? How does Students will identify the methods this impact society? used by the media to monitor and/or influence the government. Students will evaluate the impact of media, individuals, and interest groups on the government. Students will identify and evaluate methods of influencing and/or monitoring government. Content Limit: SOCIAL STUDIES TASK QUESTION STEMS STUDENT SUMMATIVE WRITING Items should only focus on the significant TASK methods used involving Task: Identifying Frame of Reference and After studying ___________, the media, interest groups, and individuals Point of View evidence from the lesson that helps me that have influenced the government. What is or was the person’s position on understand and answer the essential the or issue? How do you know what question is ____________. This Stimulus Attributes: Items addressing the the person’s position on the topic or issue relates to the essential question impact of the media, individuals, and interest is? because ________________. groups may use historical and contemporary What is or was this person’s frame of THINKING MAPS CORRELATION documents and other relevant stimuli (e.g., reference? Cognitive Process: Cause and Effect maps, timelines, charts, graphs, tables). How did this person’s frame of reference Product: Map influence his or her position or beliefs? Cognitive Process: Seeing Relationship/ Analogies Product: Bridge Map
CIVICS BENCHMARK ACCOUNTABILITY TASK CARD SS.7.C.2.10 STANDARD: Evaluate the roles, rights, and responsibilities of U.S. citizens, and determine methods of active participation in society, government, and the political system. BENCHMARK: SS.7.C.2.10 Examine the impact of media, individuals, and interest groups on monitoring and influencing government. BENCHMARK KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, EVENTS, IDEAS, AND DOCUMENTS SAMPLE ITEM lobbying, lobbyist, political action committee, special interest, watchdog SAMPLE HIGHER ORDER QUESTIONS STUDENT SCALE QUESTIONS TEST ITEM SPECIFICATION NOTES Why has social media made a significant impact on influencing government decisions on controversial issues? What role does lobbying play in developing political agendas? How does this impact society? How have I used concepts from this benchmark? How did the benchmark help me better understand __________? Where is my learning on the scale? The student will: Students will identify the methods used by interest groups to monitor and/or influence the government. Students will identify the methods used by the media to monitor and/or influence the government. Students will evaluate the impact of media, individuals, and interest groups on the government. Students will identify and evaluate methods of influencing and/or monitoring government. Content Limit: Items should only focus on the significant methods used involving media, interest groups, and individuals that have influenced the government. Stimulus Attributes: Items addressing the impact of the media, individuals, and interest groups may use historical and contemporary documents and other relevant stimuli (e.g., maps, timelines, charts, graphs, tables). SOCIAL STUDIES TASK QUESTION STEMS STUDENT SUMMATIVE WRITING TASK Task: Identifying Frame of Reference and Point of View What is or was the person’s position on the or issue? How do you know what the person’s position on the topic or issue is? What is or was this person’s frame of reference? How did this person’s frame of reference influence his or her position or beliefs? After studying ___________, the evidence from the lesson that helps me understand and answer the essential question is ____________. This relates to the essential question because ________________. THINKING MAPS CORRELATION Cognitive Process: Cause and Effect Product: Map Cognitive Process: Seeing Relationship/ Analogies Product: Bridge Map
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