During this assessment, students will read three texts about Steve Jobs, an American entrepreneur who revolutionized the computer industry. Assessment items including Vocabulary in Text 1, Analytic Summary of Text 1, Central Idea in Text 2, Central Idea in Text 3, and Analysis of Texts 1, 2, and...
The Commercial Revolution fueled a desire to explore the world. Travelers, adventurers, and explorers went looking for markets, power, and/or knowledge.
In groups of four, students will individually research the journeys of four adventurers. After conducting their research, each member...
The essential question that this task poses to students is: How can I become a well-informed, cost-conscious consumer of goods and services using my mathematical skills?
In this task, students have the opportunity to choose a good or service that they would like to purchase.
The decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was seen by many, including President Truman, as a necessary means to end World War II. But was the United States justified in its decision to drop the bombs?
Students will look at the social, diplomatic, and economic costs...
Students will imagine themselves as journalists writing about Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in veterans returning from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, making connections to wars in the past and Hemingway’s literature.
Using direct quotations from Hemingway’s “Soldier’s Home” and “...
According to Edgar Allan Poe, stories should be read in one sitting and be packed with details. However, his stories are also full of literary devices used to enhance the story by creating meaning and tone.
After reading a self-selected story written by Poe, the students will write an...
