Warm-Up 7 mins

1. Bracelet Quiz, Number 1-25

TODAY’s Activity1. TAKs Stations – Follow the directions at each station. Concepts on STAAR test will

be reviewed. 5 mins are allowed for each station. 2. STAAR Prac Question

DLG: Review for STAAR PreAp and Reg Mon Apr 23,2012

Homework Due Date Comments

Study for Bracelet Quiz Tues, Apr 24 Tuesday is your last chance

Bracelets & STAAR Prac Test Tues, Apr 24 Do your best

STAAR Test Fri, Apr 27th

World of WarsThere are numerous similarities and differences between the

American Revolutionary War and the American Civil War

You will describe on your Answer Sheet at least 3 differences and similarities between the American Revolutionary War and the American Civil War.

The categories are Leadership (include strategies/resources), Causes of War, Location, and Who Fought Whom

Use RSG pages 47 – 67 and 143-167, Notes, or Textbook Chapters 5-6 and 15-17

TAKs Review Stations

April 25, 2011

Rules for the Stations• Materials Needed – Paper and Comparison Chart

• Students will move as a group every _4_ minutes to a new review game. Take your STAAR Review Packet and Paper to add notes as you go along.

• The student who is the leader will keep group on task and check rules and answers. The number you were given at the beginning of the session is the center where you will be leader.

• Example: In your group, you are number 3, when you get to center 3 you are the leader of that game.

• Remember this is to help you review!

1. Colonization

Student #1 will read directions and check for accuracy.

1. Draw a 3 – circle Venn Diagram

2. Select 3 colonies, read the information and fill-out the Venn Diagram on the back your paper

2. Manifest Destiny Hangman

• Student #2 will be the leader in this group. You can use the side white board and markers and cards.

• .

3. Diamond Puzzle

• Student #3 will be the leader in this group.

Students will match the correct information

4. Who Am I?

#3 Student is in charge of this review Game.

• Match the information with the correct person

• Once you are complete, check your answer and mix-up for next group

5. STAAR Games

Open STAAR games on Netschool and play as many as you want

6. Pictionary- US Review

• Select a concept from your STAAR Review Packet

• Draw silently, while the others guess

X. Timeline-

• #3 Student is in charge of this review Game.

• Place the events in chronological order.

• After it has been verified that it is correct, Create a mnemonic on your Review Sheet. Example- Little Boys like Some yogurt( Lexington, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Yorktown)

Warm-Up (9 mins)

1. Pick-up TAKs Prac Test and turn it over2. On the back of paper, Number from 1 – 25 for Bracelet Quiz

TODAY’s Activity1. Write name on Sticky Note, Place Sticky Note and Bracelet in Ziploc Bag 2. Take Test

1. Underline Keywords in the Question and Answer2. Questions you are unsure about, Write a Question Mark (?)

DLG: Review for STAARBoth Tues Apr 24,2012

Homework Due Date Comments

Study for Bracelet Quiz Tues, Apr 24 Tuesday is your last chance

Bracelets & STAAR Prac Test Tues, Apr 24 Do your best

STAAR Test Fri, Apr 27th

Warm-Up (10 mins) 1. Identify Political cartoons and pictures

TODAY’s Activity1. Go over Test- STAAR Test2. Looping Cards

DLG: Review for STAARBoth Wed Apr 25, 2012

Homework Due Date Comments

STAAR Test Fri, Apr 27th

Warm-Up (5 mins) Last minute questions and discuss strategies

TODAY’s Activity1. 20th Century Project

DLG: Review for TAKs Both Thurs Apr 26,2012

Homework Due Date Comments

STAAR Test Fri, Apr 27th Good Night’s Rest

Warm-Up Share ideas for project

TODAY’s Activity20th Century Project

DLG: TAKs Both Fri Apr 27, 2012

Homework Due Date Comments

Celebrate !!!!!

TAKS Practice Questions

Do your best and justify every answer! (why did you pick that

one???)

The Southern Colonies had large plantations, where cash crops such as cotton, rice, and sugar could be

grown and tended by slaves. What was the economic impact of slavery in the South?

A. Planters with many slaves could produce more crops and gain further wealth

B. no poor white farmers could make a living for themselves in the South

C. only the wealthiest planters could afford to feed and house enough slaves to make a profit

D. slaves provided cheap, convenient labor but did not significantly increase the profits of Southern planters

In the early 1800’s, most Americans lived on farms. What economic factor caused the population to shift to cities in the mid-to-

late 1800’s?A. Factories attracted farm workers and

immigrants to urban areasB. B. farmers became discouraged by

economic losses from droughts and Indian attacks

C. C. farmers’ crops were suddenly damaged by huge swarms of insects

D. D. the Civil War caused people to move to cities to be closer to other people

At the Constitutional Convention in 1787, the Great Compromise___

A. Set up a two-house legislative branch, an executive branch, and a national court

B. Determined that three-fifths of the slave population would count for representation in Congress

C. Gave the government power to increase taxes and control trade

D. Decided each state would have two votes in the Senate and a number of representatives in the House based on population

Which document set up the democratic ideal of majority rule for a group of English settlers in America?

A. The Declaration of Independence

B. The Magna Carta

C. The Charter of the Dutch West India Co.

D. The Mayflower Compact

Freedom of speech and press assures that the people of a democratic society will be able

to____A. urge the violent overthrow of the governmentB. say whatever they will about others even if it is not trueC. express opinions opposed to those of the governmentD. call for the taking up of arms against unjust rulers

Which area that eventually became part of the United States was first a Spanish

territory, then part of Mexico, and then an independent nation?

A. The Louisiana Purchase

B. California

C. Spanish Florida

D. Texas

What is one way the increase of industries such as cotton mills and clothing factories changed the life of women in the 19th century?

A. Women could get more raw material for making clothes for the family

B. Women could no longer afford to buy pre-made clothes, and had to make all their family’s clothes by hand

C. Women had more time because they did not have to make all their families clothes by hand

D. Women had trouble finding cotton to sew their own clothing

Which of the following statements represents Patrick Henry’s Anti-Federalist view point?a. The power given to the central government must not be too greatb. the states should not be allowed to pass lawsc. the rights of the people do not need to protection from the central governmentd. the stronger the central government, the better

The Southern Colonies had large plantations, where cash crops such as cotton, rice, and sugar could be grown and tended by slaves. What was

the economic impact of slavery in the South?

a. Planters with many slaves could produce more crops and gain further wealth

b. no poor white farmers could make a living for themselves in the South

c. only the wealthiest planters could afford to feed and house enough slaves to make a profit

d. slaves provided cheap, convenient labor but did not significantly increase the profits of Southern planters

In the early 1800’s, most Americans lived on farms. What economic factor caused the population to shift to cities in the mid-to-late 1800’s?

A. Factories attracted farm workers and immigrants to urban areas

B. farmers became discouraged by economic losses from droughts and Indian attacks

C. farmers’ crops were suddenly damaged by huge swarms of insects

D. the Civil War caused people to move to cities to be closer to other people

8.12a

The early English colonists of North America settled near rivers, which provided resources and ---

a) a source of transportation

b) power for factories

c) a shield from wild animals

d) a natural boundary for territories

Obj. 3— 8.25b

Obj. 3— 8.5b

By 1832 many southerners opposed protective tariffs because these tariffs---

a) Increased the cost of owning slaves

b) Lowered the price of cotton

c) Increased the price of foreign manufactured goods

d) Discouraged the construction of new factories

Obj. 4— 8.16d

The first three articles of the Constitution reflect the principle of-

A. Separation of powers

B. Individual rights

C. Popular sovereignty

D. Federalism

• Article I – declares that legislative authority be given to Congress

• Article II - declares that executive authority be given to the president

• Article III - declares that judicial authority be given to a supreme court

Obj. 4— 8.3b

The Mayflower Compact was important because it---

a) declared American independence from the British government

b) established an alliance between the American colonists and Native Americans

c) was the first written expression of self-rule in colonial America

d) granted economic freedom in the colonies and overturned British trade laws

1-- 8.1cWhich document was written in 1787 and

replaced the Articles of Confederation as federal law?

a) Declaration of Independence

b) Treaty of Paris

c) U.S. Constitution

d) Monroe Doctrine

8.5c

Which of the following names completes this chart?a) James Monroeb) Patrick Henryc) James Madisond) Thomas Jefferson

8.5g

8.24d• During the 1800s immigrants from China

provided critical labor in---

A steel mills in the East

B cotton plantations in the South

C textile mills in the North

D railroad construction in the West

8.5eThis speech by ____ urges the U.S. to

take a policy of neutrality where European affairs are concerned.

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Adams

• James Madison

“Europe has a set of primary interests, which to us have none or very distant relation…Our detached and distant situation invites us to pursue…our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any foreign power.”

8.4d

Delegates at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 agreed to a bicameral (2 house) legislature as a way to:

a) Insure speedy passage of legislation

b) Assure the right to vote to all adult males

c) Address the issue of population differences among the states

d) Satisfy the different interests of the rich and poor citizens

8.4a

The graphic above represents:

a) the triangle trade

b) the mercantile system

c) the tariff system

d) the continental trade

ColoniesGreatBritain

raw materials

manufactured products