Social Studies Standardized Tests Mr. Flannery

Name:
Period:
Do Now: Do you like taking standardized tests like PARCC? Why/Why not?Explain in 2-3 sentences.

Objective: Students will be able to analyze a current event through reading a current event and answering guided questions with 100% accuracy.

Activity 1: With a neighbor discuss and record what you think the words on the board mean.
1. Do you think you get too many tests? How does this affect your education?


2. Do you think students stress about standardized tests? How?


Activity 2: Read the article and answer the questions below:
1.  What will Congress soon discuss?
2. What did No Child Left Behind Law require every year?
3. What happened to schools with tests did not show enough progress?
4. What power may be given to states?
5. What does the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee say about the proposed law?
6. What did Susie Morrison say about testing?
7. Why do many high school graduates need extra help before college?
8. What did Education Secretary Arne Duncan say about standardized tests?
9. Under No Child Left Behind what were the penalties for schools that did not show improvements on standardized tests?
10. Why do some parents choose to have their children opt out of tests>

Activity 3: In two paragraphs answer the following question using textual evidence from the article: Do you think students should have less standardized tests? Why/Why not?

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

CommonLit: MALALA YOUSAFZAI'S NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LECTURE Ms. Mulligan

Malala Yousafzai (born 1997) is a Pakistani education activist and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate. Yousafzai was born in Swat District, Pakistan, and her family ran a chain of schools in the region. When Yousafzai was 14 she was shot in the head by the Taliban, an Islamic extremist group, for her advocacy of equal education. Following her recovery, she continued to advocate for education. In the following speech, Yousafzai discusses her commitment to education.   As you read, take notes on how access to education is different around the world. Malala Yousafzai (born 1997) is a Pakistani education activist and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate. Yousafzai was born in Swat District, Pakistan, and her family ran a chain of schools in the region. When Yousafzai was 14 she was shot in the head by the Taliban, an Islamic extremist group, for her advocacy of equal education. Following her recovery, she continued to advocate for education. In the following s...
Read more

ELA The Integrity of Pineapple Pizza

The Integrity of Pineapple Pizza by Sarah Celestin, 16 For many years those who enjoy pineapple on their pizza have faced ridicule. Many people strongly disagree with the combination pineapple and pizza, and it is understood that not all opinions are always completely agreed on, but the perspectives of pineapple pizza eaters have been disrespected for far too long. The outright disgust expressed by non-pineapple pizza eaters is a contradiction to some of of the world’s favorite foods. For centuries various fruits,such as mango and watermelon, have been topped with salt and chili mixes, but the reaction to the list of concoctions previously stated do not even begin to compare to the reactions to pineapple pizza. Salted caramel, kettle corn, chocolate covered pretzels, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches: these are all snacks that are widely loved, but carry the same flavor profiles as pineapple pizza. So why is pineapple pizza so hated? Scientifically pineapple pizza stimulates two ...
Read more

CommonLit WHY ARE BEES VANISHING? Scientists find a combination of threats that may explain declining honeybee populations by Alison Pearce Stevens2014 Ms. Mulligan

Honeybees are an important part of Earth’s ecosystem—they pollinate plants, which produce food. Over the past ten years, researchers have been trying to figure out why so many honeybee colonies are collapsing.    As you read, find evidence to answer the following questions: Why are bees vanishing? How could this affect us? The post office is buzzing as package after package of honeybees await delivery to their new homes. The tiny hooked feet of some worker bees cling to the screens on the sides of each wooden case. Other worker bees huddle around a small central cage containing their queen. Sorting and delivering packages of live honeybees isn’t the favorite task of postal workers. Still, it is a job they have to handle more and more often. That’s because beekeepers in the United States and Europe have been losing bees to a mysterious condition known as colony1 collapse disorder, or CCD. Each mail-order package contains the seed of a new honeybee colony to replace one t...
Read more