Illinois Learning Standards

Stage F - Social Science

Social Science Classroom Assessments Aligned to the Illinois Learning Standards

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The assessments are coded according to standard and stage. Example: 14A.F is aligned to standard 14A, Stage F (sixth grade). Sample student work, when available, will follow the assessment. Items indicated with (U) address United States history; (W) address world history.

14A14C.F - Limited vs. Unlimited Government

Create a chart illustrating the characteristics of a limited and unlimited government and write a description of how leaders are chosen in each form.
14B.F - Responsibilities of Office

Create an organizational chart that describes the roles, responsibilities, and relationships among the major offices of the executive branch of Illinois state government.
14D14F.F - The Right to Bear Arms

Prepare a visual display of the positions and motivations taken by various interest groups regarding the controversy over gun ownership.
14E16BW.F - Political Traditions

Make a comparison of the political institutions found in ancient Greece and Rome and identify political institutions that are familiar in the contemporary United States.
15A15B15C.F - Production, Consumption and Incentives

Create a web-site to see the role incentives play in relating production to consumption.
15D.F - New Technologies

Create a poster and write an essay showing how and why technology changes over time.
15E.F - Taxes!

Create a chart comparing the primary taxes.
16A.F - Slave Narratives

Construct a timeline of the significant life events of a slave during the 1700’s.
16B.F - George Mason and the Constitution

Read and discuss several works regarding the life and political beliefs of George Mason and write a newspaper article about his contributions to the Constitutional Convention and the Bill of Rights.
16CW.F - Colombian Exchange

Create a poster illustrating the economic impacts of five areas of cultural exchange on both Native Americans and the Spanish.
16CU.F - George Washington Carver

Create a poster depicting the contributions of George Washington Carver and write an essay on the impact of his contributions to our lives.
16DUW.F - Malcom X and Race Relations

Read an excerpt from the 1965 autobiography of Malcolm X and have students create a “Profile Poster” of this late African American leader.
16E.F - The Plow

Make a timeline showing how major events and advancements in the development of the plow.
16EW17C.F - Technology and Change

Write a paragraph explaining how a technological innovation in a region of the world has affected the region.
17A.F - Interpreting Aerial Photographs

Interpret a satellite image of major land and water features on Earth.
17B.F - Ecosystems

Make collages of the local ecosystem and an ecosystem in another area of the United States and compare the two with a Venn diagram.
17D.F - Migration and Technology

Identify types of associated technology and explain how migration was influenced by technology.
18A.F - Electronic Media

After viewing a national news broadcast and reading a newspaper/magazine article, students will write an essay comparing how television and newspapers portray events.
18B.F - Internalizing Group Norms

Describe situations where people do and do not internalize group norms.
18C.F - Types of Societies

Show differences between classifications of societies in India and the United States, giving examples of the different classifications.

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