MTEL History/Social Science (73) study plan

Construct a dated chronological spine of world history from the Neolithic Revolution to about 1500 CE, placing at least 20 turning points (river-valley civilizations, Axial Age, Hellenistic world, rise and spread of Islam, Mongol expansion, Black Death) on a single timeline.

Apply causation, continuity and change, and periodization to three short document sets, writing for each a defensible claim supported by two specific pieces of evidence.

Distinguish primary from secondary sources and evaluate point of view, purpose, and audience in six brief excerpts.

Define 25 core Domain 1 terms in your own words (chronology, corroboration, bias, context, historical empathy, periodization) and use each in a sentence about a specific event.

Compare the English, American, French, Haitian, and Latin American revolutions on a chart of causes, social bases, and outcomes, then write two paragraphs explaining why outcomes diverged.

Trace the sequence from Renaissance and Reformation through exploration, the Columbian Exchange, and the rise of Atlantic trade, identifying three long-term consequences of each.

Analyze industrialization and imperialism by matching five economic motives to specific colonial or imperial episodes in Africa and Asia.

Sequence the two world wars, the Russian Revolution, the Cold War, and decolonization on a 1900-present timeline, and explain one cause and one consequence of each.

Outline a response to a released-style open-response prompt by writing a thesis, three topic sentences, and four pieces of specific evidence in 20 minutes.

Sequence the colonial era, the causes and course of the American Revolution, and the Articles of Confederation-to-Constitution transition using 15 dated events.

Compare Federalist and Anti-Federalist arguments on ratification, the Bill of Rights, and federal power, citing at least three specific arguments from each side.

Analyze the causes of the Civil War by ranking five factors (slavery's expansion, territorial acquisition, sectional economics, constitutional disputes, political realignment) and defending the ranking in writing.

Evaluate Reconstruction's achievements and failures, naming three constitutional amendments, two federal statutes, and two Supreme Court decisions that narrowed them.

Explain how geography shaped colonial settlement, sectional economies, and Civil War strategy with three specific regional examples.

Trace industrialization, immigration, urbanization, and the Populist and Progressive responses, identifying two reforms produced by each movement.

Explain the causes and consequences of US involvement in World War I, World War II, and the early Cold War, including two home-front effects of each.

Evaluate the New Deal by listing three programs, the problem each addressed, and one criticism from each political direction.

Connect the civil rights movement's legal strategy, grassroots protest, and legislation to at least four specific court cases or statutes.

Integrate Domains 1-3 by answering five document-based multiple-choice clusters under timed conditions.

Interpret physical, political, climate, and thematic maps, extracting latitude, scale, projection effects, and three inferences from each.

Explain how plate tectonics, climate zones, and water systems shape where people live, using four specific regional examples.

Analyze population pyramids and migration data to describe demographic stage, dependency ratios, and push-pull factors for three countries.

Compare human-environment interaction in two regions by describing how each has modified or adapted to its environment, including one unintended consequence.

Define and apply the five themes of geography and the concept of region to organize a world regional overview sheet.

Outline the Constitution article by article and identify the specific clause that authorizes each major federal power.

Explain federalism, checks and balances, and separation of powers, illustrating each with one historical and one current example.

Analyze at least five landmark cases on civil liberties and civil rights (speech, religion, due process, equal protection) by stating the holding and its significance.

Describe the electoral process, the role of political parties and interest groups, and one pathway for citizen influence at the state and local level.

Compare the US system with one parliamentary system, naming two structural differences and one consequence of each.

Draw and label supply-and-demand, equilibrium-shift, and price-ceiling/floor graphs, and explain three determinants of each curve.

Compare market structures (pure competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, monopoly) and identify the US regulatory response to each.

Interpret GDP, unemployment, inflation, and interest-rate data to classify economic conditions and recommend one fiscal and one monetary response.

Explain the Federal Reserve's tools and the trade-offs of expansionary versus contractionary policy using a specific historical episode.

Apply personal-finance concepts (budgeting, credit, compound interest, insurance, taxes) and explain comparative and absolute advantage in trade.

Complete one full-length timed practice test under exam conditions (no notes, strict timing) and score every section separately.

Write two full open-response answers in 45 minutes total, each integrating two domains, and self-score against the rubric.

Re-teach your three weakest subareas from the error log using a one-page summary and 10 targeted practice items each.

Compile a final one-page review sheet of the 20 facts, dates, cases, and formulas you most often missed across all eight weeks.