Illinois Learning Standards

Stage G - 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.G is aligned to standard 14A, Stage G (seventh grade). Sample student work, when available, will follow the assessment. Items indicated with (U) address United States history; (W) address world history.

14A.G - Limited Government—Declaration of Independence

Create a display illustrating the principles of limited government as outlined in the Declaration of Independence.
14B14D.G - Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Write an essay that analyzes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the impact of the Vietnam War on American society.
14C.G - Candidate Issue Positions

Create a visual display and presentation illustrating positions taken by a candidate on a major issue.
14E.G - U.S. Leadership in World War II

Describe the various ways in which the United States was the leading power among the Allies.
14F.G - Denying Civil Rights

Write an essay about and debate the right of the government to limit our Constitutional rights.
15A15B15C.G - Lita the Lamp Lighter

Create fictional scenarios of individuals acting as consumers and producers and then analyze the behavior.
15D17A.G - World Trade Patterns

Make a map showing the trade of commodities among different regions of the world and write a paragraph explaining the benefits of exchange.
15E16C.G - Agricultural vs. Industrial

Compare the government policies of the United States in its earlier years with those in recent years.
16A16B.G - Nonviolent Resistance: Ghandi and King

Create a poster which will represent the development of the idea of nonviolent or peaceful resistance as advocated and practiced by Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King.
16DU.G - Family Life

Write an essay comparing and contrasting the colonial family of the mid-1600s to the pioneer family of the mid-1800s according to the following assessment criteria.
16D18C.G - Speaking Out for Women's Rights

Create a main character, plot, and sequence of events for a children’s book in which young people are encouraged to speak out for the equality of women.
16E.G - Native American Research

Create a chart describing a particular Native American tribe.
16EW.G - Transportation and Communication Timeline

Create timelines and write an essay on major achievements in transportation and communication since 1500 C.E.
17B.G - Earth's Energy Balance

Use a world surface temperature regions map to describe the spatial pattern of world temperatures and how world temperatures are affected by the relationship of the Earth to the Sun.
17C.G - Goodland's Population Distribution

Chart population distribution on a map and write two paragraphs to describe and explain the population distribution.
17D.G - Natural Disasters

Write an essay describing the effects of river flooding on people and property, and the ways that humans have attempted to adapt to the flooding of rivers.
18A18B.G - Anthropology and Sociology

Give examples of topics studied in the fields of anthropology and sociology looking for similarities and differences.

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