Unit: Boom and Bust Course: Regular American History

Student Performance Task

Unit: Boom and Bust Course: Regular American History

Task: Graphing Economic Data on the Great Depression Time Frame: Homework, class review

Overarching Understanding:

·  Students will understand that graphing and analyzing economic data will help them to understand the cause and effects of the Great Depression

Enduring Understanding:

·  The student will understand the United States free-market system is comparable to other economic systems and applicable to consumer skills in the selection of products and/or services.

Essential Question:

§  How might the economic lessons learned in the 1920’s and 1930’s help us to react to future economic issues?

Vignette:

You are an economic advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt. He is looking for data on the current economic down turn.

Standard:

You will be graded on the following scale:

See attached rubric

Performance Task Blueprint

Unit: / 7 Boom and Bust / Type: / American History
Topic Area: / Graphing Economic on the Great Depression / Time Frame: / Homework, class review

Goal

/ Students will use math skills to make graphs based on data provided from the Great Depression. Students will then answer questions based on the graphs while analyzing economic trends and predicting how this data will affect society.

Role

/ The student must assume the role of an economic advisor to President Franklin Roosevelt
Audience / The President Franklin Roosevelt
Situation / The president needs updated data because New Deal policies are data driven.
Product or Performance / Students will complete a series of graphs and answer questions based on the graphs.
Standards / See attached rubric.
Graphing Depression Data: The Telling Numbers
CATEGORY / 10-8 / 7-6 / 5-4 / 3-0
Content - Accuracy / All seven graphs are accurately filled out
_____ / Five graphs are accurately filled out
_____ / Three graphs are accurately filled out
_____ / No graphs are accurately filled out
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Knowledge Gained / Student can accurately read all graphs related to facts and answer the questions associated with each graph.
_____ / Student can accurately read most graphs related to facts and answer most of the questions associated with each graph.
_____ / Student can accurately read some graphs related to facts and answer some of the questions associated with each graph.
_____ / Student appears to have insufficient to no knowledge about the graphs.
_____
Understanding / -Shows a deep and complex understanding of the impact of individuals, events and issues.
-Adeptly uses social studies concepts and skills to solve problems Demonstrates thoughtful reactions to social studies content
_____ / Shows appropriate understanding of the impact of individuals, events and issues.
-Uses social studies concepts and skills to solve problems in some cases.
-Demonstrates appropriate reactions to social studies content.
_____ / Shows inappropriate understanding of the impact of individuals, events and issues.
-Minimally uses social studies concepts and skills to solve problems.
-Demonstrates inappropriate reactions to social studies content
_____ / Shows no understanding of the impact of individuals, events and issues.
-Does not use social studies concepts and skills to solve problems.
-Demonstrates inappropriate reactions to social studies content.
_____
Reasoning / Explores, explains, and justifies evidence for all claims with compelling evidence: bias, counter-arguments, and questionable data.
-Makes significant connections to individuals, events and issues.
_____ / Explores, explains, and justifies evidence for some claims with compelling evidence: bias, counter-arguments, and questionable data.
-Makes some connections to individuals, events and issues.
_____ / -Explores, explains, and justifies evidence for few claims with compelling evidence: bias, counter-arguments, and questionable data.
-Makes few connections to individuals, events and issues.
_____ / Explores, explains, and justifies evidence for no claims or inappropriately with compelling evidence: bias, counter-arguments, and questionable data.
-Makes no or inappropriate connections to individuals, events and issues.
_____

Total Points Earned = ______/______Letter Grade: A B C D E