B. primary sources
C. persuasion
D. multimedia presentation
E. compare and contrast
F. research
G. interview
H. prior knowledge
36. What you know before you begin studying a subject (2 points)
Match the letter of the Social Studies skill with its description. Not all letters will be used.
A. draw conclusions
B. primary sources
C. persuasion
D. multimedia presentation
E. compare and contrast
F. research
G. interview
H. prior knowledge
37. Documents and photographs created by people involved in a historical event (2 points)
Match the letter of the Social Studies skill with its description. Not all letters will be used.
A. draw conclusions
B. primary sources
C. persuasion
D. multimedia presentation
E. compare and contrast
F. research
G. interview
H. prior knowledge
38. Identifying significant similarities and differences (2 points)
Match the letter of the Social Studies skill with its description. Not all letters will be used.
A. draw conclusions
B. primary sources
C. persuasion
D. multimedia presentation
E. compare and contrast
F. research
G. interview
H. prior knowledge
39. Combining prior knowledge with textual information (2 points)
Match the letter of the Social Studies skill with its description. Not all letters will be used.
A. draw conclusions
B. primary sources
C. persuasion
D. multimedia presentation
E. compare and contrast
F. research
G. interview
H. prior knowledge
40. Trying to convince an audience to change its thinking or to act (2 points)
41. Written Response: Choose one item and write a paragraph in response. Compose complete sentences that illustrate proper grammar and spelling. Identify the letter of the item you're responding to. Your teacher will grade your response to ensure you receive proper credit for your answer.
a. One can identify the “Five Themes of Geography” as “Location,” “Place,” “Interactions,” “Movement,” and “Regions.”
What conclusions can you draw about how the environment affects people and how people affect the environment? Use examples from Kansas geography and history to support your conclusions.
b. The quotation below is from a letter written in 1879 by Kansas Governor John P. St. John.
“Any colored man who is honest and industrious and who can come with a very small capital to sustain him for a short time until he can get a start can do well . . . . The life and property of the colored man is just as safe here as is the life and property of a white man. The advantages for educating his children are equal to those extended to white children.”
Based on the quotation, and your knowledge of Kansas history, write a paragraph to persuade African American families to leave the South and move to Kansas.
c. The flowchart below shows changes in farming practices in Kansas after the Dust Bowl.
Farming Practices
· Straight-row planting
· Sodbusting right arrow
· Single-crop planting
The Dust Bowl
right arrow
· Aquifer irrigation
· Stubble mulching
· Crop rotation