Historian in Residence
Ms. Christy
Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand.

CBA's that fit with different units in
The Historian in Residence program

As we all prepare ourselves for the need to provide Curriculum-Based Assessment results for the Washington State legislature, there is pressure to put together projects that will fit both the legislative agenda and what we teach in the classroom. Below is a list of CBA projects that fit with the units co-taught in classrooms by The Historian in Residence.

HiR Unit

CBA
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American Revolution

 CIVICS: You Decide

Civil War
HISTORY: What's the Big Idea?: "How did technology affect the outcome of the Civil War?"
HISTORY: Dig Deep: "Write a historical account from primary documents on one of three battles not covered in class."

Underground Railroad

(For 3rd graders)

 ECONOMICS: People on the Move: "Trace the movement and causes of the movement for one fugitive slave."
HISTORY: Dig Deep: "Write a historical account from primary documents on one of three autobiographies of fugitive slaves."
HISTORY: What's the Big Idea?: "How did the idea of slavery affect people in Aemrican in 1850?"

Seattle History

 CIVICS: You Decide: "Make an informed decision on the issue of logging in Washington State."
CIVICS: Whose Rules?: "Analyze the Treaty of Point Elliott, evaluating its effectiveness using the democratic ideals as a criteria."
GEOGRAPHY: Humans and the Environment: "Analyze how the Puget Sound environment affected the development of the post-1850 Seattle culture, how the people of Puget Sound impacted their environment."

Oregon Trail

 GEOGRAPHY: People on the Move: "Choose a group of people and describe how their needs and wants (economic reasons) and location (geography)
caused them to move. You will also create a map illustrating this movement."
 
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