CORNERSTONES+AP+Euro

Cornerstone Assessments and Graduation Expectations
You must meet school-wide and social studiesgraduation expectations in this course. In order to earn credit, you must demonstrate proficiency on cornerstone assessments in addition to a passing grade of 70 for the course. Each cornerstone is tied to one or more graduation expectations. To show proficiency in the expectations being measured, you will need to achieve a score of 80 or higher on each cornerstone assessment. If you don’t initially meet expectations on a cornerstone assessment, you will have additional opportunities to show proficiency which may require efforts outside of class time.

expectations addressed in this course are bold || School-Wide Graduation Expectations expectations addressed in this course are bold ||
 * Graduation Expectations for Social Studies
 * As a YHS student, you will
 * demonstrate skills of inquiry, interpretation, argumentation, and synthesis by analyzing primary and secondary sources. (Analysis)
 * understand and demonstrate the purpose and functions of government and the rights and responsibilities of civic life. (Civics & Government)
 * understand economic concepts and systems and how these affect decisions at personal, regional, national, and global levels. (Economics)
 * understand where people, places, and resources are located and the relationships among them. (Geography)
 * understand the opportunities and challenges that arise from connections and conflicts among nations and cultures. (Global Connections)
 * understand major historical events, eras, and themes and their defining characteristics. (History) || As a YHS student, you will
 * Communicate effectively
 * Exhibit personal responsibility, civic engagement, and global awareness
 * Work independently and collaboratively
 * Demonstrate critical, creative, and innovative thinking
 * Develop understanding through inquiry, research, and synthesis ||

Cornerstone Assessments for AP European History

 * Cornerstone Assessment || Graduation Expectations Measured  || Timing  ||
 * Geography Test || Geography || September (Q1) ||
 * Constructed Response Paragraph || Civics, Economics, History Communicate effectively || several opportunities throughout the year September-February (Q1,Q2,Q3) ||
 * Essay: Document-Based Question || Analysis, History, Communicate effectively || several opportunities throughout the year November-April (Q2,Q3,Q4) ||
 * Essay: Free-Response Question || Global Connections, History, Communicates effectively || several opportunities throughout the year December-May(Q2,Q3,Q4) ||

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