Adult Education Social Studies & History Assessment

Everything you need to for students to make their own game boards based on concepts from unit lesson plans:

Student examples

Templates for squares, objects, and more...

Images for game pieces (male/female of different ages, modes of transportation)

Images for pitfalls and rewards (bridges, buildings, desert, mountains trees, etc...)

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Many items for students to make their own game boards! A great assessment tool for project based classrooms! Use as chapter/novel comprehension, reinforcing skills, main ideas/supporting details, historical events, and more... Fun for students and teachers! Be sure to have a game day to play the board games!

15 World War posters with ELA/SS/History writing activities or discussion starters for secondary students. Use as individual assignments or with small/whole group settings. Excellent graphics with 3 thought provoking prompts per each page.Includes: use: Propaganda (Definitions, Activity for defining, and application of) Critical thinking skills Analysis Explanation Illustrating Inferencing Designing Problem Solving Segregation and much more! Excellent for teaching fact-based, textual evidence with inferencing and critical thinking, as well as for standardized testing practice.

This biography WebQuest has 10 questions that explore life, achievements, and contributions. Each question has a link for students to explore.

An answer key is included on the final page of the answer key document.

SS.7.C.3.7 Voting Rights Amendments Contains: Hook for SS.7.C.3.7 Process for SS.7.C.3.7 Double Entry Journal Process for SS.7.C.3.7 Learning Log Questions for SS.7.C.3.7 Student Review Reading for SS.7.C.3.7 Analyze the impact of the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th amendments on participation of minority groups in the American political process. Overview: Benchmark Clarifications: Students will recognize the rights outlined in these amendments. Students will evaluate the impact these amendments have had on various social movements. Students will analyze historical scenarios to examine how these amendments have affected participation in the political processes. Students will recognize how the amendments were developed to address previous civil rights violations.

SS.7.C.4.1 - Understanding U.S. Domestic & Foreign Policy Differentiate concepts related to U.S. domestic and foreign policy. SS.7.C.4.2 - Government and Citizen Participation in International Organizations Recognize government and citizen participation in international organizations. SS.7.C.4.3 - The U.S. & International Conflicts Describe examples of how the United States has dealt with international conflicts. This zipped folder includes: Hooks, Engagement Activities, Graphic Organizers, Questions, Processing Activities

This Zipped Folder Includes: Hooks, Processing Activities, Answer Keys, and Questions. SS.7.C.3.5 - Amending the United States Constitution Student Review Reading for SS.7.C.3.5 Explain the Constitutional amendment process. Benchmark Clarifications: Students will recognize the methods used to propose and ratify amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Students will be able to identify the correct sequence of each amendment process. Students will identify the importance of a formal amendment process. Students will recognize the significance of the difficulty of formally amending the U.S. Constitution.

This zipped folder includes: Hooks, Bellringers, Questions, and Processing Activities. Student Review Reading for SS.7.C.3.10 Identify sources and types (civil, criminal, constitutional, military) of law. Overview: Benchmark Clarifications: Students will use examples of historical law codes to identify how laws originated and developed in Western society. Students will recognize constitutional, statutory, case, and common law as sources of law. Students will compare civil, criminal, constitutional, and/or military law.

The students will complete the bellwork in a 5 day model. Each day is a scaffolded release of questions targeted at 5 main language arts standards. This allows students to pick apart the important information while meeting their language arts requirements in social studies Standards: SS.7.C.3.3 :Illustrate the structure and function (three branches of government established in Articles I, II, and III with corresponding powers) of government in the United States as established in the Constitution. Belongs to: Demonstrate an understanding of the principles, functions, and organization of government. related instructional resources more information SS.7.C.3.8 :Analyze the structure, functions, and processes of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Belongs to: Demonstrate an understanding of the principles, functions, and organization of government. Keywords: tutorial, laws, House of Representatives, Senate, legislative, Congress, Legislative Branch, make laws, legislate, Representative, Senator, Civics Bellwork Procedure Conversation: There is no talking during Bellwork time. Silently get Bellwork out from the bin & return it silently as well. Quiet/ voices off from entrance into the classroom till last Bellwork is put away. Help: There should be no talking during this activity, so if you have a question: please raise your hand quietly, wait patiently, & once I can I will answer your question. Please think about the wording of your question before you ask, seeing as this is an assessment. Activity: Bellwork day 1-4: One question per day. Bellwork 5: Quiz= do all four questions. UNREAL: EVERYDAY Underline the title Number the sections Read to understand: mark the text Eliminate wrong answers Answer Look back to double check answers Movement: 1. Quietly grab your Bellwork from the bin without emptying file folder out; just grab yours. 2. Silently do your Bellwork at your seat. 3. Silently place Bellwork back into the correct file folder. 4. Sit quietly at your seat as we patiently wait for others to finish. Participation: This is an independent activity. Please look at your paper only and give a full effort. I am checking your understanding/ skills, not someone else’s. Success: • UNREAL: __/12 points • Daily Questions (front): ___/10 points each • Quiz (back): total of ___/40 points • Efficiency: Smart Goal of 80% or above

The students will complete the bellwork in a 5 day model. Each day is a scaffolded release of questions targeted at 5 main language arts standards. This allows students to pick apart the important information while meeting their language arts requirements in social studies Standards: SS.7.C.3.3 :Illustrate the structure and function (three branches of government established in Articles I, II, and III with corresponding powers) of government in the United States as established in the Constitution. Belongs to: Demonstrate an understanding of the principles, functions, and organization of government. related instructional resources more information SS.7.C.3.8 :Analyze the structure, functions, and processes of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Belongs to: Demonstrate an understanding of the principles, functions, and organization of government. Keywords: tutorial, laws, House of Representatives, Senate, legislative, Congress, Legislative Branch, make laws, legislate, Representative, Senator, Civics Bellwork Procedure Conversation: There is no talking during Bellwork time. Silently get Bellwork out from the bin & return it silently as well. Quiet/ voices off from entrance into the classroom till last Bellwork is put away. Help: There should be no talking during this activity, so if you have a question: please raise your hand quietly, wait patiently, & once I can I will answer your question. Please think about the wording of your question before you ask, seeing as this is an assessment. Activity: Bellwork day 1-4: One question per day. Bellwork 5: Quiz= do all four questions. UNREAL: EVERYDAY Underline the title Number the sections Read to understand: mark the text Eliminate wrong answers Answer Look back to double check answers Movement: 1. Quietly grab your Bellwork from the bin without emptying file folder out; just grab yours. 2. Silently do your Bellwork at your seat. 3. Silently place Bellwork back into the correct file folder. 4. Sit quietly at your seat as we patiently wait for others to finish. Participation: This is an independent activity. Please look at your paper only and give a full effort. I am checking your understanding/ skills, not someone else’s. Success: • UNREAL: __/12 points • Daily Questions (front): ___/10 points each • Quiz (back): total of ___/40 points • Efficiency: Smart Goal of 80% or above

Start your review with some simple EOC bellwork/ exit questions.