Stage G - Social Science
Assessments
Social Science Classroom Assessments Aligned to the Illinois
Learning Standards
The assessments are coded according to learning 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
- Agriculture 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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