SS Practice #8

These free, research-based inquiries for 6-8 grades from the University of MI teach students how to engage in argumentative writing with disciplinary sources. Assessment is built in. 

On this site, teachers will find many examples of social studies inquiries, which include both formative and summative assessment tasks. This gives teachers a chance to see what the assessment practices might look like in the context of a unit.

This resource provides free lessons and assessments that teach students how to discern fact from fiction online through leveraging disciplinary literacy skills. Assessments are built into the curriculum.

The Stanford History Education Group offers not only lessons/resources for teaching students to think like historians, but they also have assessments for measuring students' competency in these skills. There are over 100 easy-to-use assessments that are available for free. Free sign-up is required.

The National Archives has created an online tool for teaching with documents. The activities encourage disciplinary thinking and are also opportunities for assessment. Teachers can use the drop-down menu "Activity Type" to explore the different types of activities available. They include skills like weighing the evidence, analyzing a document, interpreting data, and finding a sequence.