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Global History and Geography Examination: January 2015 AssessmentGlobal History and Geography Examination: January 2015 Assessment
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New York State Education Department
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9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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Global History and Geography Examination: January 2015

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This Global History and Geography Examination: January 2015 assessment also includes:
  • Social Studies Essay Booklet
  • Scoring Key, Part I
  • Scoring Key, Part I and Rating Guide, Part II - Thematic Essay
  • Rating Guide, Part IIIA and Part IIIB - DBQ
  • Conversion Chart (pdf)
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Looking for some ways to practice primary source analysis or multiple-choice strategies with your scholars? Check out a helpful standardized test. Multiple-choice questions based on primary sources, a writing prompt about human and physical geography, and a documents-based question evaluating the role of revolutionaries throughout history offer invaluable skills practice.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

world geography, world events, test preparation, primary source analysis

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Use as a practice for the primary source analysis required by documents-based questions 

Classroom Considerations

  • Part of a series of tests from the New York State Board of Regents
  • Full exam takes about three hours to administer

Pros

  • Questions are adaptable to a variety of uses
  • Keys make assessment easy

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2

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