Key Features: 1. 10 tasks which align to the curriculum themes and focus questions 2. Tasks are arranged in the curriculum order to assist teachers with the assessment of learning outcomes 3. Variety of stimulus materials: charts, comic strips, expository text, graphs, illustrations, and tables 4. Well-designed assessment items each aligned to one specific objective and a social studies practice 5. Easy-to-use 4-point scoring rubric that supports data gathering about students’ progress on a particular task or skill