Alternative Assessment

“Where everyman is…participator in the government of affairs, not merely at an election one day in the year but every day…he will let the heart be torn out of his body sooner than his power be wrested from him by a Caesar or a Bonaparte.”

Thomas Jefferson (1816)

Americans of all ages, all stations in life, and all types of disposition are forever forming associations…at the head of any new undertaking, where in France you would find the government or in England some territorial magnate, in the United Sates you are sure to find an association.

Alexis De Tocqueville (1831)

A poll in the young adult philanthropy magazine, Who Cares, reveals the X'ers (generation) are well aware that older generations view them as "lazy" and "unfocused." But in stark contrast, many see themselves as the "clean-up crew of previous generations,: here to guide their younger siblings, recreate communities, repair the environment, and focus national agendas on the issues that really matter--education, health care, crime and pollution. …X'ers are realizing that nothing will change until people start working at the grassroots level.

Tracey C., Rembert, E. The Environmental Magazine , Sept/Oct 1997, p. 4)

Additional Assessments :

1. Include a question about this lesson in a unit test, such as: “Name two projects that the Carter Peace Center has worked on,” or “What role does philanthropy play in American life?”
2. Using a mental map of the Carter Peace Center, create a map on paper that includes at least five activities that have occurred as a result of the Peace Center. Use the following performance task list:
   • The map has a title that conveys the purpose or theme that is clear.
   • The Carter Peace Center should occupy the middle of the map.
   • The selected activities are clear and include specific information. They circle or connect to the Carter Peace Center.
   • The map is clear and neat with few mechanical mistakes.