OAE Integrated Social Studies (025) study plan

Build a chronological spine of U.S. history from colonial settlement through Reconstruction, sequencing at least 20 key events on a single timeline

Explain the causes and consequences of the American Revolution and the Constitutional Convention, writing a causal chain for each

Identify and define the major compromises and debates of the early republic (federalism, slavery, representation) in your own words

Complete 30 practice questions on the colonial and revolutionary eras and log every missed concept with a one-line correction

Trace the arc of Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, and Progressive reform, contrasting continuity and change across the periods

Compare the causes and home-front effects of U.S. involvement in World War I, World War II, and the Cold War

Analyze the civil rights movement and postwar social change by connecting legislation, court cases, and grassroots action

Practice interpreting primary-source excerpts (speeches, amendments, letters) and state the historical context for each

Sequence major world civilizations and empires across regions on a comparative timeline (ancient through early modern)

Explain the causes and global effects of the Columbian Exchange, the Industrial Revolution, and imperialism

Compare political revolutions in at least three regions by their causes, ideologies, and outcomes

Complete 30 world history practice questions and categorize each miss by era and theme

Analyze the causes and consequences of the two World Wars and the Cold War on a global scale, including decolonization

Explain how physical geography (climate, landforms, resources) shapes settlement, trade, and conflict

Interpret maps, charts, and population data to draw and defend a geographic conclusion

Describe how culture regions form and change through migration, diffusion, and globalization

Explain scarcity, opportunity cost, and the production possibilities curve using original examples

Compare market structures (competition, monopoly, oligopoly) and predict how each affects price and output

Analyze how fiscal and monetary policy tools affect inflation, unemployment, and growth

Interpret supply-and-demand graphs and shift curves correctly for given scenarios

Outline the structure and powers of the U.S. government, including federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances

Explain the amendment process, landmark Supreme Court cases, and how civil liberties expand and contract

Compare political parties, elections, interest groups, and the role of media in shaping policy

Describe rights and responsibilities of citizenship and how public policy is made at local, state, and national levels

Design an inquiry-based lesson sequence using a compelling question, supporting questions, and disciplinary sources

Evaluate primary and secondary sources for bias, perspective, and reliability using a sourcing protocol

Write a document-based question response that states a claim and supports it with at least three pieces of evidence

Align assessment items to social studies standards and cognitive demand levels

Complete two full-length timed practice exams and record scaled scores by domain

Re-teach your three weakest domains from your error log using original summaries

Practice constructed-response writing under time constraints for history and government prompts

Build a final one-page review sheet of high-frequency terms, dates, and concepts across all domains