Illinois Learning Standards
Stage I - Social Science
Social Science Classroom Assessments Aligned to the Illinois Learning Standards
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.pdf format - please visit http://www.adobe.com to download the most current version of Adobe ReaderThe assessments are coded according to standard and stage. Example: 14A.I is aligned to standard 14A, Stage I (ninth and tenth grades). Sample student work, when available, will follow the assessment. Items indicated with (U) address United States history; (W) address world history.
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14A.I - Public Policy and the Government
Analyze pros and cons of the environmental “self-audit” policy in terms of its impacts. 14B14C14F.I - "Motor Voter" Registration Trends
Examine attempts to increase voting registration through “Motor-Voter” registration.14D.I - Defending Political Positions
Present an argument in support of or against the position taken on an issue by an author of an article.-
14E16BW.I - United States—Soviet Cooperation
Examine the “space race” and areas of cooperation in space exploration between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. 15A.I - Command and Market in One Economy
Make a chart of government acts and other developments that were either Market oriented or Command oriented.15B.I - Current Events and Prices
Write an essay about a significant current event that may have an impact on the price of a particular consumer item.15C.I - Dry Wells That Are Not So Dry
Write a letter using economic reasoning to convince a state legislator to take a particular action.15D.I - Efficiency
Observe a group of working people and make recommendations for improving productivity.15E16C17C.I - The Meat Packing Industry
Observe and analyze a photograph of the Chicago stockyards and maps showing United States corn and hog distribution.16A16C.I - Who Was That Man
Write an essay on Christopher Columbus.-
16B.I - The Dred Scott Case
Answer questions and write an explanation regarding the constitutional principles and results of the Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sandford. 16DU18A.I - Famous People and Cultural Diffusion
Write about the family history of a famous person back to his/her roots after defining cultural diffusion.16DW18C.I - The Columbian Exchange
Make a poster and prepare a presentation that shows instances of cultural diffusion and analyze a specific instance.16E17D.I - Colonial Settlement and Environmental Problems
Show the cause-effect relationship of the colonial settlement of the United States and the development of environmental issues over time.17A17B.I - Tectonic Plates, Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Plot the approximate location of earthquakes and volcanoes on a world outline map and compare the pattern to a map showing the Earth's tectonic plates.18B.I - Social Institutions and Social Needs
Show the similarities and differences in effectiveness of how two types of social institutions meet a similar social need.
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