GRADE 8 INTERMEDIATE SOCIAL STUDIES TEST

1 GRADE 8 INTERMEDIATE SOCIAL STUDIES TEST TEST SAMPLER DRAFT SPRING 2000 The University of the State of New York THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Albany, New York 12234 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Regents of The University CARL T. HAYDEN, Chancellor, , .. Elmira DIANE O NEILL MCGIVERN, Vice Chancellor, , , .. Staten Island ADELAIDE L. SANFORD, , , .. Hollis SAUL B. COHEN, , , .. New Rochelle JAMES C. DAWSON, , , , .. Peru ROBERT M. BENNETT, , .. Tonawanda ROBERT M. JOHNSON, , .. Lloyd Harbor ANTHONY S. BOTTAR, , .. Syracuse MERRYL H. TISCH, , .. New York HAROLD O. LEVY, , (Oxon.), .. New York ENA L. FARLEY, , , .. Brockport GERALDINE D.

2 CHAPEY, , , .. Belle Harbor RICARDO E. OQUENDO, , .. Bronx ELEANOR P. BARTLETT, , .. Albany ARNOLD B. GARDNER, , .. Buffalo CHARLOTTE K. FRANK, , , PhD.. New York HARRY PHILLIPS, 3rd, , Hartsdale President of The University and Commissioner of Education RICHARD P. MILLS Chief Operating Officer RICHARD H. CATE Deputy Commissioner for Elementary, Middle, Secondary, and Continuing Education JAMES A. KADAMUS Assistant Commissioner for Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment ROSEANNE DEFABIO The State Education Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, religion, creed, disabil ity, marital status, veteran status, national origin, race, gender, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or sexual orientation in its educational programs, services, and activities.

3 Portions of this publication can be made available in a variety of formats, including braille, large print or audio tape, upon request. Inquiries concerning this policy of nondiscrimination should be directed to the Department s Office for Diversity, Ethics, and Access, Room 152, Education Building, Albany, NY 12234. THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234 Assistant Commissioner for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment April 2000 To: District Superintendents of Schools Superintendents of Public and Nonpublic Schools Principals of Public and Nonpublic Elementary Schools From: Roseanne DeFabio Subject: Release of the GRADE 8 INTERMEDIATE SOCIAL STUDIES Test Sampler Draft This test sampler for grades 7 and 8 is being released to assist districts in preparing to assess the INTERMEDIATE SOCIAL STUDIES standards beginning in June 2001.

4 One copy of this test sampler draft is being distributed to each middle school with the expectation that copies will be made available to all middle school teachers. The sam-pler includes examples of the types of questions, formats, and scoring rubrics that are being developed for the INTERMEDIATE SOCIAL STUDIES test. It is the result of the collaborative efforts of the State Education Department, Erie I BOCES, SOCIAL STUDIES teachers, and supervisors. Teachers and supervisors have developed and reviewed the test items and scoring rubrics, pretested items with their students, and selected and annotated the samples of student work included in the test sampler. Teachers and supervisors will continue to develop and pretest different types of multiple-choice questions, constructed response questions, and document-based essay questions for future INTERMEDIATE SOCIAL STUDIES tests .

5 We invite you and the members of your staff to provide the Department with feedback on these preliminary materials. A comment sheet is included on the inside back cover of the test sampler so that you may forward your responses to us. The comment sheet may be faxed to (518) 473-4884 or mailed to the address listed below: New York State Education Department Office of State Assessment Room 760 EBA Albany, New York 12234 iii iv Acknowledgments The New York State Education Department acknowledges the significant contributions made by teachers, supervi-sors, and other educators who contributed to the development of this Test Sampler. These contributions include the develop-ment and shaping of the GRADE 8 core curriculum, the GRADE 8 INTERMEDIATE Test specifications grid, test items, and the formation of GRADE 8 INTERMEDIATE field tests .

6 Maggie Abels Nardin Academy, Buffalo John Antoski Ballston Spa Central School District Sari Bacon Schulamith Girls School Mark Balsamo Pittsford Central School District Edward Banovic Ballston Spa Central School District Louise Bays Diocese of Brooklyn Suzanne M. Borawski Batavia City School District Glenda Bryant New Rochelle City School District Kathleen Buscemi Diocese of Brooklyn Susan Campbell Chatham Central School District Holly Cannon Williamsville Central School District Ann Marie Carter South Colonie Central Schools Christine Cashin Voorheesville Central School District Martha Cassidy North Colonie Central School District Dawn Castle Albany City School District Frank Catupano Diocese of Brooklyn Fino M. Celano Bellmore-Merrick Central School District Susan Clark Marion Central School District Ann E.

7 Moriarity-Coffey Buffalo City School District Ed Collins South Lewis Central Schools Linda Collins Bronx Community School District #11 Laura Cole Joan of Arc Junior High School, New York Sr. Sheila Conley Diocese of Brooklyn Lynda Costello The Lawrence Road School, Hempstead Edward Crotty Niskayuna Central School District Virginia Cu Diocese of Brooklyn Jennifer Debler Baldwin Union Free School District Elaine M. Delaney Port Jefferson Union Free School District Amy Develin Brooklyn Community School District #32 Nonna Donovan Yonkers City School District Howard Eagle Rochester City School District William Fielder Margaretville Central School District Sr. Kathleen Fitz Simms Diocese of Brooklyn Ann K. Fronckowiak Erie I BOCES Donald Furiuso Rochester City Schools Michael Gatto Smithtown Central School District Stacey B.

8 Gerhardt Geneva City School District Kevin Gibson Buffalo City School District Hugh Giante Diocese of Brooklyn Tom Gray DeRuyter Central School District Elizabeth Guardenier Bedford Central School District Claudia Hann North Rose-Wolcott Central School District Sally Hardenburg Erie I BOCES Rachael Hart Corning/Painted Post Schools Cathy Hayes Johnson City Central School District Donna Heavy Buffalo City School District Ellen Henry Frontier Central School District Suzanne Herko Joan of Arc Junior High School Orniece Hill Buffalo City School District Thomas Hinchon Jennifer Ingold Isaac K. Johnson Terry Kalb Robert Karchawer Rod Karpinski Jane Keenan Mary Keenan Douglas Kohler Louise Kuklis David Kennedy James E. Lee Nora Lohmann Claire Machowsky Kathryn Mack Maureen L.

9 Mackin Beth Meller Kathy Meany Michele Mandina Michael Martinez Maureen McCarthy Mary McConnell Brian McKenzie Connie Miller Gerald Muhl Henry Mueller Bridget Murphy Cindy Murray Linda Meenan Steve Namm William Neer Susan Owens Mary Pehsson Janice Peters Janet Peterson Beverly Pickering Joseph Pike Brett Provenzano Patricia Quinn Rebmann Lorraine Redlinski Sara Richards Anna Rodriquez Lemuel Rogers, III Susan Roye Anthony Rudniki William Russo Diocese of Brooklyn Schenectady City School District Buffalo City School District Eastern Suffolk BOCES-Port Jefferson Union Free School District Goshen Central School District Nanuet Union Free School District Diocese of Brooklyn Parishville-Hopkinton Central School Clarence Central School District Edgemont Union Free School District Troy City School District Buffalo City School District Schenectady City School District Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District Corning City School District Downsville Central School District Penn Yan Central School District North Colonie Central School District Rochester City School District Buffalo City School District Diocese of Buffalo The Ross School.

10 East Hampton Buffalo City School District Groton Central School District Greece Central School District Niskayuna Central School District St. Rose of Lima Ballston Spa Central School District Schenectady City School District Queens Community School District #28 Liverpool Central School District East Greenbush Central School District Pearl River Central School District Gouverneur Central School District Bellmore-Merrick Central School District Wheatland Chili Central School District Carthage-Augustinian Academy Pittsford Central School District Diocese of Brooklyn Orchard Park Central School District Williamsville Central School District Catskill Central School District Rochester City School District Rochester City School District Diocese of Brooklyn Erie I BOCES Buffalo City School District v Christine Salamone Buffalo City School District James Smith Diocese of Brooklyn Mike Smith Marion