Washington State: Classroom Based Assessment(CBA)
Links to Primary Documents at the National Archives and Records Administration
5th Grade
Whose Rules? (Civics)
Student assignment:
In an essay or presentation, you will:
- identify a problem and a rule/law that attempts to solve it,
- explain specific ways the rule/law attempts to solve the problem,
- identify and explain how at least two individuals and/or groups* participated in the rule/law-making process, and
- evaluate the rule/law's effectiveness by explaining how the rule/law promotes democratic ideals.
Primary source documents from "Our Documents, 100 Milestone Source Documents from the National Archives and Records Administration," relating to this Classroom Based Assessment [CBA]:
Important notes for using this section:
- Following each sub-topic is a list representing specific documents that are believed to best illustrate a topic. Each document is linked to an interactive digital copy of the record itself, complete with description, background information and teaching suggestions, from the "Our Documents" web site www.ourdocuments.gov. The transcribed copy is for your convenience and for students having difficulty reading handwriting. All pages can be easily downloaded and/or printed. Just click on the document title and it will take you to the specific "Our Documents" page.
Sample Topics and Associated Primary Sources:
Rule of Law
Land for Everyone
Transportation Issues
Education
Civil Rights
- Emancipation Proclamation (1863)
- 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Civil Rights (1868)
- Executive Order 8802: Prohibition of Discrimination in the Defense Industry (1941)
- Executive Order 10730: Desegregation of Central High School (1957)
- Civil Rights Act (1964)
Voting Rights
- 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Voting Rights (1870)
- 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Women's Right to Vote (1920)
- Voting Rights Act (1965)
Conservation
Worker's Rights
Problems in Business
Paying for Government
Child Labor
Providing Water to the Population
Helping the Military Return to Civilian Life
Care for the Elderly
Associated Washington State Standards {EALR}
- Civics 2.2.1 - Explain the purpose of rules and laws
- Civics 2.1.1a - Identify the people who make, apply, and enforce rules and laws.
- Civics 1.2.1a - Identify key democratic ideals of US government.
- Social Studies Skills 1.1d - Evaluate information
- Social Studies Skills 1.1.1d - Locate particular facts in Social Studies documents, identify the main idea.
Scoring
EALR Scoring
(*for additional levels, see OSPI Scoring Rubric)Civics 2.2.1 *at highest level... Accurately identifies a problem and a rule/law that attempts to solve it. Explains three specific ways the rule/law attempts to solve the problem. Civics 2.1.1a *at highest level... Explicitly identifies and accurately explains how at least two individuals and/or groups* participated in the rulemaking process with at least three total clear examples Civics 1.2.1a
Social Studies Skills 1.1d*at highest level... Evaluates the rule/law's effectiveness by clearly explaining how the rule/law promotes at least two democratic ideals. Social Studies Skills 1.1.1d *at highest level... List of resources thoroughly examines six or more sources.
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