CIVICS BENCHMARK ACCOUNTABILITY TASK CARD SS.7.C.2.8 STANDARD: Evaluate the rights, and responsibilities of U.S. citizens, and determine methods of active participation in society, government, and the political system. BENCHMARK: SS.7.C.2.8 Identify America’s current political parties, and illustrate trial ideas about government. BENCHMARK KEY PEOPLE, EVENTS, SAMPLE ITEM IDEAS, AND DOCUMENTS Political Party, Communist Party, Democratic Party, Libertarian Party, Republican Party, Socialist Party. SAMPLE HIGHER ORDER QUESTIONS STUDENT SCALE QUESTIONS TEST ITEM SPECIFICATION NOTES How does political ideology impact How have I used concepts from this The student will: benchmark? peoples’ perceptions social issues and Compare current political parties’ ideas How did the benchmark help me trends? about government. better understand __________? How are the two major political parties Evaluate the impact political parties have Where is my learning on the scale? alike and different? on society, government, or the political How do people’s attitudes regarding system. political parties impact parties and independent candidates? Content Limits: Items will not require students to identify specific individuals associated with political parties. Items will not ask students to evaluate the efficacy of any specific political party. SOCIAL STUDIES TASK QUESTION STEMS STUDENT SUMMATIVE WRITING TASK Stimulus Attributes: Items addressing the After studying ___________, the Task: Identifying Frame of Reference and United States’ current political parties may Point of View evidence from the lesson that helps me use historical and contemporary documents What is or was the person’s position on understand and answer the essential and other relevant stimuli (e.g., maps, the or issue? How do you know what question is ____________. This timelines, charts, graphs, tables). the person’s position on the topic or issue relates to the essential question is? because ______________. What is or was this person’s frame of THINKING MAPS CORRELATION reference? Cognitive Process: Compare and How did this person’s frame of reference Contrast influence his or her position or beliefs? Product: Double Bubble Map
CIVICS BENCHMARK ACCOUNTABILITY TASK CARD SS.7.C.2.8 STANDARD: Evaluate the rights, and responsibilities of U.S. citizens, and determine methods of active participation in society, government, and the political system. BENCHMARK: SS.7.C.2.8 Identify America’s current political parties, and illustrate ideas about government. BENCHMARK KEY PEOPLE, EVENTS, IDEAS, AND DOCUMENTS SAMPLE ITEM Political Party, Communist Party, Democratic Party, Libertarian Party, Republican Party, Socialist Party. SAMPLE HIGHER ORDER QUESTIONS STUDENT SCALE QUESTIONS TEST ITEM SPECIFICATION NOTES How does political ideology impact peoples’ perceptions social issues and trends? How are the two major political parties alike and different? How do people’s attitudes regarding political parties impact parties and independent candidates? 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: Compare current political parties’ ideas about government. Evaluate the impact political parties have on society, government, or the political system. Content Limits: Items will not require students to identify specific individuals associated with political parties. Items will not ask students to evaluate the efficacy of any specific political party. Stimulus Attributes: Items addressing the United States’ current political parties 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: Compare and Contrast Product: Double Bubble Map trial
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