Constructed Response 1A

For the first constructed response assignment, you are to prepare a written response of approximately, but not limited to, 150-300 words on the assigned topic. Your response to this question will be evaluated regarding:

PURPOSE
SUBJECT MATTER KNOWLEDGE
SUPPORT EVIDENCE
DEPTH AND BREADTH OF UNDERSTANDING

Examine the chart below; then complete the exercise that follows:

Using information presented in the chart, analyze the historical factors and events that led to the emigration of individuals from Europe two different European nations between 1840 and 1860.

To best prepare for the CSET exam, write out/type out a response. You can answer the question with a claim, 2 paragraphs (1 describing each describing reasons for that group to emigrate from Europe), and a conclusion connecting the main reasons for and results of emigration.

For a good review of the facts you should have included in this response, click on the .pdf below.

Fact Sheet U5 German and Irish Immigration.pdf

Constructed Response 1B

For this constructed response assignment, you are to prepare a written response of approximately, but not limited to, 150-300 words on the assigned topic. Your response to this question will be evaluated regarding:

PURPOSE
SUBJECT MATTER KNOWLEDGE
SUPPORT EVIDENCE
DEPTH AND BREADTH OF UNDERSTANDING

Read the passage below; then complete the exercise that follows:

" The best way to asses the depth and scope of the Scientific Revolution is to compare and contrast the science that came into fruition in the seventeenth century with its nearest equivalent in the late Middle Ages . . . Traditionally, knowledge has been based on faith and insight, on reason and revelation. The new science discarded all of these ways of understanding nature and set up experience--experiment and critical observation--as the foundation and ultimate test of knowledge. The consequences were as revolutionary as the doctrine itself. For not only did the new method found knowledge on a wholly new basis, but it implied that men and women no longer had to believe what was said by eminent authorities, they could put any statement to the test of controlled experience."

--I. Bernard Cohen, historian, Revolution in Science, 1985

Using the information presented above and your knowledge of world history, identify two specific examples of scientific discoveries that support Cohen's argument and explain how each discovery supports his argument.

To best prepare for the CSET exam, write out/type out a response. You can answer the question with a claim, 2 paragraphs (1 describing each scientific discovery), and a conclusion connecting the importance of these discoveries. For a good review of the facts you should have included in this response click here.