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Description of Task
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Amount of Time Available (1.5X)
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| Part I
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Multiple Choice Questions
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28 Questions
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Multiple choice questions in a document based format. The exam will have a document(s) (text, map, political cartoon, graph, chart), and 3-4 questions based upon the document(s). The first question will be a direct question with the answer found within the document(s). The second question will be an inference question based upon the time period and/or historical circumstances surrounding the document(s). The third and possible fourth questions will be based upon your answer the 2nd question and the historical circumstances surrounding the document(s).
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54%
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45min
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1hr 15min
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1hr 30min
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| Part II
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Constructed Response Questions (CRQ)
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Two (2) Sets of Documents with a total of Seven (7) Questions
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Two related documents which will require that the historical context/circumstances will be identified and explained. Second, sourcing the documents is achieved by analysis questions that are related to a document's Audience, Purpose, Point-of-View, and or Bias. Third, a which could be any of the follow: causation (cause & effect), and identifying and explaining a Turning Point or a Comparison (similarities and/or differences).
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17%
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45min
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1hr 15min
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1hr 45min
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| Part III
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Enduring Issue Essay
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One (1) Essay Question
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An enduring issue is any problem or situation that has existed across many time periods in history. It can also be an event that affected people or was affected by people at the time and into the future. An enduring issue is one that many individuals or groups have attempted to address with varying degrees of success. In the essay, identify and define an enduring issue raised by this set of documents. Lastly,by using evidence from the documents, argue why the issue selected is significant and how it has endured across time. This is achieved by discussing the Profundity (How profound/deeply people were affected), Quantity (How many people were affected and from where), and Durability (Has the problem continued and/or lasted overtime).
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29%
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1hr 30min
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2hrs
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2hrs 45min
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