Home / Instructional Links / Announcements / Summit / Task Force / Discussion Board SEARCH English Foreign Language History and Social Sciences Second Grade Third Grade Virginia Studies U.S. History to 1877 U.S. History: 1877 to Present World History and Geography to 1500 A.D. World History and Geography: 1500 A.D. to the Present 1500 A.D. Political, Cultural, and Economic Conditions Reformation Age of Discovery Impact of Global Trade after 1500 A.D. 1500 A.D. Science, Politics, Economics, and Religion in the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Centuries Politics in Nineteenth Century Europe Industrial Revolution in the Nineteenth Century World War I 1919 to 1941 World War II The Cold War Independence Movements in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century Major World Religions in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century Cultural, Economic, and Social Conditions in the Contemporary World Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 - 5 Session 6 Sample Assessment Items World Geography Virginia and U.S. History Virginia and U.S. Government Science History and Social Sciences Sample Assessment Items Print Page Instruct students to complete one of the following alternative assessment items: Prepare an oral report reflecting the current refugee status in the world. Include where the refugees are coming from and what situations exist in those areas to drive the refugees out. Include a chart that reflects the refugee numbers in the countries receiving the refugees. Prepare an oral report explaining the status of “guest workers” in Europe. The report should include how the host countries accept the “guest workers.” Prepare an oral report on an ethnic or religious conflict currently in the news. The report should include a map illustrating the location of the conflict, an explanation of the groups involved, an explanation of the cause of the conflict, and an explanation of the current status of the conflict (i.e., whether it is just beginning or almost over). Prepare an oral report on the current status of computer access worldwide. The report should include a chart indicating the number of computers per capita by nations. Prepare an oral report on current medical research. The report should indicate expected benefits of the research, support/opposition to the research including the reasons for differing opinions, and the cost of the research. Prepare an oral report on the current status of global warming. The report should include charts indicating world pollution status and ozone depletion. Also include information on areas of the world that may no longer be habitable due to pollution. Prepare an oral report, with accompanying charts, reflecting areas of the world currently experiencing famine, extreme poverty, and high illiteracy. Prepare an oral report that reflects boundary changes in Europe or Asia in the past 50 years. The report should include whether the boundary changes were the result of conflict and, if so, what groups were involved in the conflict, the cause of the conflict, and the final outcome. Also, explain whether or not the conflict is ongoing or if the boundary changes resolved the issue. Prepare an oral report or project on a topic selected by the student and approved by the teacher.

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