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US History and Government Examination: August 2010

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Geography has played a complex role in America history. The Atlantic Ocean has served as a buffer to protect the United States from European Wars, but its proximity to Cuba, however, left it vulnerable to nuclear war during the Cuban missile crisis. Using primary and secondary sources, including maps, class members consider the overall impact geography has had on United States' history. Another prompt examines the role of American presidents in shaping United States history, and multiple choice questions sharpen content and analysis skills. 

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
presidential roles and powers, united states presidents, american history, north american geography, united states geography, test-taking strategies, test preparation, primary source analysis, primary source images, primary sources, secondary source analysis, secondary sources
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Additional Tags
social studies
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Instructional Ideas
  • Integrate multiple-choice questions into lessons as a knowledge check
  • Develop group activities to strategize answering essay questions using included prompts
Classroom Considerations
  • Resource is one of the New York state regents examinations from 2010
Pros
  • Multiple choice questions include a variety of intriguing images, photographs, and political cartoons
  • Feedback is easy with included scoring guidelines
Cons
  • None