Preparing Students for the 8thGrade NYS Social Studies Exam
Useful Websites
Social Studies 8th Grade Exam Resources
- DBQ-CRQ Teaching with Documents– www.edteck.com
- Intermediate Test Prep SS Grade 7 & 8 – www.studyzone.org
- NYS Archives Throughout the Ages – www.nysed.gov
- NYC Social Studies – www.nycsocialstudies.org
- Welcome to Social Studies – www.nysed.gov
- Brown v. Board of Ed - www.asbj.com/BrownvBoard/brown7.html
- DBQ Student Checklist
- Student Guide to Responding to the DBQ
- Pre-Writing Strategies for Writing a DBQ
- Writing a DBQ
- DBQ Teacher Checklist
- Construction of Document-Based Essay – group work
- DBQ-Lawyer Comparison
Social Studies 8th Grade Exam Resources
- NYS S.S. Test: Observations and Analyses
- Grade 8 Holistic Scoring – Power Point
- Holistic Scoring – Power Point
- 8 th Grade SS Test – Assessment Skills Item Analysis
- 8 th Grade SS Test – Assessment Topics Item Analysis
- Definitions of DBQ Essay Question words
- Adapting and Modifying DBQ Essay Questions
- Tips for preparing for the 8 th grade SS Test