Classroom Based Assessment

This is the CBA Information Page for Mr. Smith's class at Housel Middle School.

Click here to share your CBA Research links. (Include your name, topic, and URL)

Definition: http://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/SocialStudiesArtsHealthFitness.aspx

(Please read FAQ:What are the OSPI-Developed Assessments...) 

Social Studies :http://www.k12.wa.us/SocialStudies/Assessments/default.aspx

OSPI-Developed Assessments
Social Studies, The Arts, and Health and Fitness

• Constitutional Issues CBA: (8th Grade Washington State CBA - Social Studies)

  • Smith Class Research Notes:

  • CBA: Links to Primary Documents at the National Archives and Records Administration, Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle)

    http://www.archives.gov/pacific-alaska/seattle/education/curriculum/8th-grade/

  • Constitutional Issues:

    • 4th Amendment:

      • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_v._T._L._O.

    • Bill of Rights Institute

      • Does the First Amendment let you lie: http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/page.aspx?pid=810&srctid=1&erid=1722859

      • Flag burning/desecration: https://billofrightsinstitute.org/page.aspx?pid=813&srctid=1&erid=1796700

      • Headlines: http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/page.aspx?pid=468 (Current issues)

      • Landmark Supreme Court Cases: https://billofrightsinstitute.org/page.aspx?pid=469&srctid=1&erid=1796700

        • http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/page.aspx?pid=539

      • Lessons: http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/page.aspx?pid=540

        • http://billofrightsinstitute.org/page.aspx?pid=461

    • Constitutional Issues Topic List (Appelgate:) 

    • New York Times, 10 Supreme Court Cases Every Teen Should Know: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20080915monday.html 

  CBA Links:

  • Mead School District, CBA Curriculum Page: http://www.mead354.org/page.cfm?p=423

  • National Archives (Pacific Alaska Region/Seattle :) http://www.archives.gov/pacific-alaska/seattle/education/curriculum/

  • Seattle Public Schools CBA Information Page: http://district.seattleschools.org/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=213380 

  • U.S. Courts: http://www.uscourts.gov/EducationalResources/ConstitutionResources/ConstitutionDay.aspx

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