Illinois Learning Standards
Stage G - Social Science
Social Science Classroom Assessments Aligned to the Illinois Learning Standards
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.
Create a display illustrating the principles of limited government as outlined in the Declaration of Independence.
Write an essay that analyzes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the impact of the Vietnam War on American society.
Create a visual display and presentation illustrating positions taken by a candidate on a major issue.
Describe the various ways in which the United States was the leading power among the Allies.
Write an essay about and debate the right of the government to limit our Constitutional rights.
Create fictional scenarios of individuals acting as consumers and producers and then analyze the behavior.
Make a map showing the trade of commodities among different regions of the world and write a paragraph explaining the benefits of exchange.
Compare the government policies of the United States in its earlier years with those in recent years.
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.
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.
Create a main character, plot, and sequence of events for a childrens book in which young people are encouraged to speak out for the equality of women.
Create a chart describing a particular Native American tribe.
Create timelines and write an essay on major achievements in transportation and communication since 1500 C.E.
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.
Chart population distribution on a map and write two paragraphs to describe and explain the population distribution.
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.
Give examples of topics studied in the fields of anthropology and sociology looking for similarities and differences.