Stage I - 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.I is aligned to standard 14A, stage
I (ninth & tenth grades). Sample student work, when available,
will follow the assessment. Items indicated with (U) address
United States history; (W) address world history.
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 - 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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