TAKS Study Guide

1700-1800
1800-1877
1898-1920
1920s-1930s
1940-1960
1960-1974
Civil Rights
Geography
Miscellaneous

Writing & Research

-Answering an ID
-Preparing for tests
-Cornell Notes
-Study Skills
-Precis Instructions
-OPVL
-Research Methods

Practice TAKS Tests
(From TEA)
-Self-Scoring Tests
-Released Tests
 

 

Useful Websites

SocialStudiesHelp.com SocialStudiesHelp.com provides study guides over the major topics in US History.
CourseNotes.com CourseNotes.com also provides study guides for major subjects in both high school and college.
SparkNotes SparkNotes.com is another website that offers study guides for major subjects in high school and college.
Online Writing Lab
(OWL)
The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University is the one-stop place to go for anything that has to do with research & academic writing.
TimeLine We sometimes create timelines for class. This is a great website that we sometimes use in class.
Number2.com This website provides free practice tests for both the SAT and the ACT. Statistics show that the more you practice on the tests the higher your scores will be. This is the way to do it for free.
Clemens Library The Clemens Library is a treasure trove of information that is useful for a variety of research and topics. Not only can you find the card catalog online, you can also access a variety of databases at home.
Microsoft Office Tutorials In this class, as in most of your college classes, you will need to know how to use several of the programs contained in Microsoft Office, especially Word and PowerPoint. This website will help you get through these programs if you aren't already familiar with them.

 

"Professor Johnston often said that if you didn't know history, you didn't know anything. You were a leaf that didn't know it was part of a tree."
— Michael Crichton (from Timeline)

This website was created by George Blair for the use of my students & parents.
Samuel Clemens High School
Schertz, Texas 78154
2010-2011 School Year