1. Social Studies/History TAKS
Thinking Maps®
&
Social Studies/History TAKS

2. CIRCLE MAP Thinking Skill: Defining in Context & Brainstorming
How do you know this?
Where did you find this information?
Ideas, examples, definition
Ideas, examples, definition
Ideas, examples, definition
Main Idea or Concept
Ideas, examples, definition
What point of view?
Big Idea? 2 2

3. TAKS TEST APPLICATIONS: History
A. Only free survive
B. Freedom is worth dying for
D. People must die to gain freedom
Give me
liberty or
give me
death!
C. Free people live longer 3

4. BUBBLE MAP Thinking Skill: Describing in Detail
Describing word or phrase (adjective)
Describing word or phrase (adjective)
Describing word or phrase (adjective)
Main Idea or Concept
Describing word or phrase (adjective)
Describing word or phrase (adjective)
Describing word or phrase (adjective) 4 4

5. TAKS TEST APPLICATIONS: Social Studies/History
F. Cooperation
between US
& Native Am.
J. More
Political
parties X X
Era of
Good
Feelings
H. More
nationalism
& patriotism
G. Rise of
Federalist
Party X 5

6. TAKS TEST APPLICATIONS: Social Studies/History6

7. TAKS TEST APPLICATIONS: History
POV: someone living in the American Colonies
Tried to
stop trade
D. Supportive
of Am.
Independence
1770’s
Patriot
C. Refereed
disputes
Supported
the king 7

8. Idea #1 Idea #2 DOUBLE-BUBBLE MAP Unique Attribute of Idea #1
Similarity
Unique Attribute of Idea #2
Unique Attribute of Idea #1
Similarity
Unique Attribute of Idea #1
Unique Attribute of Idea #2
Idea #1
Idea #2
Similarity
Unique Attribute of Idea #2
Similarity
Unique Attribute of Idea #1
Unique Attribute of Idea #2
Unique Attribute of Idea #1
Similarity
Thinking Skill: Compare/Contrast 8 8

9. BRACE MAP Thinking Skill: Whole to Part Reasoning
Sub- Parts
Sub-Parts
Major Part
Sub- Parts
Whole Object
Sub- Parts
Major Part
Sub-Parts
Sub- Parts
Sub- Parts
Major Part
Sub-Parts
Sub- Parts 9 9

10. APPLICATIONS: Geography
GWG.09 A: identify physical or human factors that constitute a region such as soils, climate, vegetation, language, trade network, river systems, and religion (1st 6-weeks:  Basic Geography; 2nd 6-weeks:  World Regions, Australia, Antarctica; 3rd 6-weeks:  Russia & the Republics, Latin America; 4th 6-weeks:  Asia - South, Southeast & East; 5th 6-weeks:  Middle East, Africa - North & Sub-Saharan; 6th 6-weeks:  United States, Canada)
Soils
Climate
Vegetation
River System
Region 10

11. TREE MAP Thinking Skill: Classify/Categorize
Title
Category
Category
Category
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member 11 11

12. TAKS TEST APPLICATIONS: Social Studies? B 12

13. TAKS TEST APPLICATIONS: History13

14. FLOW MAP Thinking Skill: Sequencing
Event Title
1st thing that happened
2nd thing that happened
3rd thing that happened
Sub-event
Sub-event
Sub-event
Sub-event
Sub-event
4th thing that happened
5th thing that happened
6th thing that happened 14 14

15. TAKS TEST APPLICATIONS: Social Studies/History15

16. TAKS TEST APPLICATIONS: Social Studies/History16

17. TAKS TEST APPLICATIONS: Social StudiesB C D 17

18. MULTI-FLOW MAP Thinking Skill: Cause & Effect
Event with a verb
Cause
Effect
Cause
Effect 18 18

19. TAKS TEST APPLICATIONS: Social StudiesF.
Kitty Hawk well known G. H. J. 19

20. TEKS APPLICATIONS: History
H.6 A Identify reasons for U.S. involvement in World War II, including the growth of dictatorships and the attack on Pearl Harbor.
TEKS APPLICATIONS: History
US became involved in WWII 20

21. TAKS TEST APPLICATIONS: Secondary History21

22. BRIDGE MAP Thinking Skill: Analogies
EXAMPLE #1:
The Wind
Renewable Energy
Coal
Nonrenewable Energy as
Relating Factor: …is a type of …
Relating Factor: …is a type of… 22 22

23. TEKS APPLICATIONS: History
8.4 B The student understands significant political and economic issues of the revolutionary era. Explain the roles played by significant individuals during the American Revolution, including [Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, King George III,] Thomas Jefferson, [the Marquis de Lafayette, Thomas Paine,] and George Washington.
Ben Franklin
Sam Adams
Just like
Is known for…
Is known for…
Inventions ? 23