World History II
As part of our annual balanced assessment plan, students in World History II will be assessed using a variety of formative and summative assessments including Performance Assessments (PAs). In addition, students requiring verified credit for graduation requirements will take the corresponding Standards of Learning (SOL) test.
To access the performance assessments, please click the link. If you are logged into your CCPS Google account, it will automatically create a copy in your Google Drive.
Age of Exploration - Performance Based Assessment #1
Your city is embroiled in a controversy over its plan to build a statue of Christopher Columbus in the local park. Many people in the community feel that this statute does not address all perspectives of European Exploration. In response, instead of a statue dedicated to an individual explorer, the city has created a competition for architects to design a monument accompanied by a persuasive essay dedicated to European Exploration overall. A committee will select a winner from among the submissions. You, an architect, have entered this competition.
African Scramble - Performance Assessment #2
You, an investigative journalist, have learned that much of the American public believes in a stereotype of Africans as having easily submitted to European Imperialism. You have decided to educate the public in a informative essay about how Africans responded to Imperialism post Berlin Conference on Africa.
The Great Zimbabwe
Industrial Revolution - Performance Based Assessment #3
You work for a patent law firm and you have been tasked with researching an inventor and their invention to see if they could have a claim against your client (See attached for specific claims). You will also need to report the impact of the invention to see if any smaller claims could arise.
Modern Era - Performance Assessment #4
Facebook is in hot water with the public due to privacy violations and is looking to improve how they are perceived by the public by sponsoring one organization that will solve a social challenge facing the world today. You are the leader of one such organization and are competing for Facebook’s sponsorship. In groups, design a well informed, engaging presentation and handout to present to Mark Zuckerberg about your social challenge and how your organization will solve that issue.
