Social Studies

 

  

Assessment Resources for 8th Grade TAKS


Correlations and Analyses:

2006 Grade 8 TAKS Analysis
2006 Grade 8 TAKS Question Format Analysis
2006 Grade 8 TAKS Vocabulary Used
2006 Grade 8 TAKS Analysis Matrix
TEA Online TAKS Practice and Released Tests:

Grade 8 Online Practice
2006 Grade 8 TAKS
2006 Grade 8 TAKS Key
2004 Grade 8 TAKS
2004 Grade 8 TAKS Key
TAKS Review Sheets, Cards and Testing Skills:

8th Grade TAKS Review from Houston ISD (English)
8th Grade TAKS Review from Houston ISD (Spanish)
8th Grade TAKS Review Cards from HISD (English)
8th Grade TAKS Review Cards from HISD (Spanish)
TAKS Test Taking Skills - ppt
TAKS Facts Study Booklet
Jeopardy TAKS Review from Texas LRE:

8th Grade Jeopardy
8th Grade Double Jeopardy

Quiz,Trade Cards and Online TAKS Review Games:

Colonial Foundations of Representative Government
Colonial Grievances
Causes of the American Revolution
People of the American Revolution
Principles of the U.S. Constitution
Influential Historic Documents
Online TAKS Review Games from Richardson ISD


Hands On Activities for TAKS Review:

More
Jeopardy

Diamond
Quilts

Review
Lessons

Reflecting Scrolls

Time
Lines

Colonies

Colonization

You Are There

1607

8th Grade Human
Time Line

Colonies and Revolution

Colonies

Colonies

1776

Civil War Time Line 1

Revolutionary War

American Revolution

Pick a Place

1787

Civil War Time Line 2

Constitution and Bill of Rights

History of the Constitution

Colonial Economy

1803

 

Manifest Destiny

Constitution

Articles of Confederation

1861-65

 

Pre-Civil War

Influences in  U.S. History

Growth of Representative Government

 

 

Civil War and Reconstruction

Manifest Destiny

Washington's
Presidency

 

 

 

Age of Jackson

Grievances in Decl. of Ind.

 

 

 

Slavery

Documents of Influence

 

 

 

Pre-Civil War

Federalism

 

 

 

Industrialization and Reform

Principles of the
Constitution

 

 

 

 

Nullification Crisis

 

 

 

 

Civil War Leaders

 

 

 

 

Lincoln Speeches

 

 

 

 

Civil War Filmstrip

 

 

 

 

Age of Jackson

 

 

 

 

Industrial
Revolution

 

 

 

 

Westward Expansion

 

 

 

 

Westward Expansion Map

 

 

 

 

Age of Reform

 

 

(Hands On TAKS Activities courtesy of San Antonio ISD)

For more information about the Social Studies curriculum, contact:

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Department
Georgetown Independent School District
603 Lakeway Drive, Georgetown, TX 78628
(512) 943-5000