1. Social Studies TAKS Day Test-taking Strategies

2. Critical to Remember You cannot instruct a student on how to take the test on TAKS test day. TAKS test day is the one day that students may take the test as they choose. TAKS testing strategies must be taught before test day.

3. After receiving the test Students put answer document under the desk Students open test booklet and write any acronyms, draw any visuals to help with key eras, concepts or principles in the inside cover Answer all questions in booklet first

4. Students…. Read through each question Write appropriate era Circle people’s name Highlight words like “not, except, least likely…” Put a question mark beside any words that you are not sure of and see if you can pick up clues for those words

5. Read through each question again…. When checking, brainstorm what you know about the era, vocabulary, key people, the time Remember-Most questions will have an answer choice that is true, but that is NOT the answer to the question Consider each of the four answer choices asking “Why not this one?” Try not to guess without eliminating two choices

6. Ten Day Countdown!

7. Remain in a state of sustained review!

8. Count Down-Ten Day Review-Grade 8- unless your data indicates otherwise Day one-Geography Skills Day two-Political Parties and Documents Day three-Dates and Eras Day four-Revolution Day five-Constitution

9. Day six-Westward Expansion Day seven-Industrialization Day eight-Civil War Day nine and ten-Global Review