Authentic Assessments

1. Put the students in groups of five and have them recreate and roleplay a historical event studied in class.

2. Have the students individually create a travel brouchure about their favorite place the class studied.

3. Divide the class into four groups (making each group about 6-7 students) and have them design a map of a fictional country, filling in cities, rivers, mountains, etc…

4. Using Microsoft Word, instruct the students to write an opinion letter to a local politician concerning a current event.

5. Divide students in groups of four and have them design a newspaper column about an ancient civilization studied in class. For example, the Inca’s in South America.