Performance Assessments

Students may be required to complete one or more of the following assessments:

Essay test, colonial brochure, PowerPoint presentation, multiple-choice test, historical fiction literature review

Grading Procedure

All students must pass with a “C” or better (70%) in their performance grade, or they will be placed in a second history class (CLM) to master the standards for the grading period.

A- Advanced Grade: Student demonstrates a clear understanding of how the American colonies came together as a new nation. The student makes few mistakes, and applies social studies skills (mapping, timeline, research, interpretation, etc.) with confidence. The student should be able to discuss the topics listed below.

B- Proficient Grade: Much understanding, some mistakes

C- Basic Grade: Enough understanding to pass, despite mistakes

D- Below Basic Grade: Only sometimes shows understanding, many mistakes

F- Far Below Basic Grade: Rarely shows understanding, many mistakes

Topics to be covered in above assessments:

(1) The Great Awakening - religious movement that swept throughout the colonies, uniting Americans

(2) The Enlightenment - scientific movement that brought Americans together with new ideas of government

(3) The French and Indian Wars - Americans from all colonies fought together, led by an American leader, George Washington

(4) Protests against mercantilism - united Americans against British control over American business – for example, the Sugar Act.

(5) The struggle against taxes - led Americans to demand their rights as Englishmen – “No taxation without representation.” (ex: Stamp Act, Townshend Acts)

(6) Americans uniting in boycotts, and in support of Boston after the Boston Tea

Party, and in the formation of the First Continental Congress for all the colonies

Important terms/concepts to review with your child:

Parliament	3 colonial regions	Triangular Trade
English Bill of Rights	Origin of slavery	Cash crops/staple crops
Magna Carta	Great Awakening	Pontiac’s Rebellion
Bacon’s Rebellion	Enlightenment	Intolerable Acts
Mayflower Compact	French & Indian Wars	Townshend Acts
Stamp Act	Boston Tea Party	Boston Massacre
propaganda	Sugar Act	Proclamation of 1763
Town meeting	mercantilism	George Washington

Having trouble remembering what these topics are? Visit the following websites:

Politics in Colonial Virginia
http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/politics/polhdr.cfm

Explore the Amazing World of Early America
http://earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/index.html

Charters of Freedom
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/charters_of_freedom/charters_of_freedom.html

First Great Awakening
http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us/tserve/eighteen/ekeyinfo/grawaken.htm

Fundamental Orders, The
http://www.constitution.org/bcp/fo_1639.htm

Religion and Revolution
http://www.wfu.edu/~matthetl/perspectives/five.html

The Great Awakening
http://www.wfu.edu/~matthetl/perspectives/four.html

Mayflower on the Web
http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/