"Colonial Foundations No. 1" Regents US History Short Essays

Colonial Foundations No. 1 Regents US History Short Essays

A dynamic teaching resource designed to enhance the study of US History for Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12 students. Created with educators in mind to improve their students' understanding of historical document analysis skills.

Stimulus-Based Short-Essay Questions

This product aligns with the New York State Regents Examination requirements in United States History and Government (Framework). It includes two sets of documents based on topics 11.11 THE US IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD. The format is adapted from a NYSED prototype examination carried out in June 2019.

Set 1 Tasks:

• Contextualize two related documents historically.
• Explain their association considering cause/effect or similarity/difference or turning point scenarios.

Set 2 Tasks:

• Analyze how factors like audience, purpose, bias or point of view may affect a document's credibility as historic evidence.

All tasks include short essay questions that use a five-point rubric for scoring purposes.

The 'Regents US History Short Essay' package offers exclusive access codes to video lessons available at InnovationAssessments.com/TestDrive featuring auto-corrected questions embedded within them.

This resource provides beneficial features such as:
• Short essay exercises focusing on analytical skill-building and comprehension enhancement around American history themes like THE UNITED STATES IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD.
• Exclusive access to video lessons on InnovationAssessments.com/TestDrive with embedded auto-corrected questions.
• A provided PDF that can be easily printed and distributed in line with your unique teaching style and preference, great for coursework reinforcement, concept review, timed assessments, and deeper learning processes.

PDF document: Cover sheet, document set 1, document set 2, grading rubric