Social Studies (UIL test)

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The UIL Social Studies competition is part of the University Interscholastic League Academic Competition. It has begun its fourth year during the 2006 - 07 school year and is the newest of the UIL Academic Competitions. The competition consists of a team of four, who answer multiple-choice questions and write an essay. The topic changes from year to year and competition is at the District, Regional, and State level, as well as other meets not affecting the outcome of these competitions.

Contents 1 UIL Social Studies Topics by Year 2 Test Format, Scoring, and Advancement 3 Team State Champions and Runner-Up 4 Individual State Champions 5 See also 6 External links 7 References

[edit] UIL Social Studies Topics by Year

• 2006 - 07 "The Emergence of the American Nation 1765-1791"^[1]
  • Primary Reading Selection
    • The book for this year's topic is 1776, by David McCullough.
  • Primary Source Documents
    • 1765 — Declarations of the Stamp Act Congress
    • 1765 — The Stamp Act
    • 1774 — Boston Massacre Oration by John Hancock
    • 1774 — Resolves of the First Continental Congress
    • 1775 — Give Me Liberty or Give me Death Speech by Patrick Henry
    • 1775 — Proclamation of Rebellion by King George III
    • 1776 — Virginia Declaration of Rights by Virginia House of Burgesses
    • 1776 — Declaration of Independence
    • 1777 — Articles of Confederation
    • 1783 — Treaty of Paris
    • 1787 — Northwest Ordinance
    • 1787 — Constitution of the United States
    • 1787 — Federalist Papers (10, 16, 17, 39, 44, 47, 48, 51)
    • 1789 — First Inaugural Address of George Washington
    • 1789 — The Judiciary Act
    • 1791 — Bill of Rights

• 2005 - 06 "World War II"
  • The book for this year was Citizen Soldiers, by Stephen E. Ambrose.

• 2004 - 05 "The Fifties"
  • The book for this year was The Fifties, by David Halberstam.

• 2003 - 04 "The Gilded Age" - Inaugural Year
  • The book for this year was The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America, by Erik Larson.

[edit] Test Format, Scoring, and Advancement

Each test lasts for 90 minutes and consists of 45 objective multiple choice questions and an essay. The multiple choice questions focus on primary source documents from the topic, questions from the book, independent research on the topic^{[citation needed]}, and general social studies knowledge. The highest score for the objective multiple choice section is an 80 and the highest for the essay is a 20, for a total score of 100.

Students have the chance to compete both on a team and as an individual. The team score consists of the top 3 objective scores from each school for a maximum team score of 240. The top 8 individual scores on the multiple choice portion of the exam will have their essays graded. Essays do not count for team scores, but are used to determine individual standings.

The highest scoring team from each District advances to the Regional Meet, with the highest scoring second place team from the Region advancing as a "wild card" team. The top 3 scoring individuals from each District will advance to the Regional Meet. The highest scoring team from each Region will advance to the State Meet, with the highest scoring second place team in the State advancing as a "wild card" team. The top 3 scoring individuals from each Region advance to the State Meet.

[edit] Team State Champions and Runner-Up

• 2006
  • 5A - A&M Consolidated - 1st; Southlake Carroll - 2nd.
  • 4A - Aledo - 1st; Dripping Springs - 2nd.
  • 3A - Abilene Wylie - 1st; Atlanta - 2nd.
  • 2A - S&S Sadler - 1st; Paris Chisum - 2nd.
  • 1A - Comstock (Amara Greene, Brent Greene, Adrienna Guajardo, Graydon Richardson) - 1st; Tolar - 2nd.

• 2005
  • 5A - James E. Taylor, Katy ISD- 1st; Elkins, Ft. Bend ISD - 2nd.
  • 4A - Joshua - 1st; El Paso - 2nd.
  • 3A - Atlanta - 1st; Abilene Wylie - 2nd.
  • 2A - S&S Sadler - 1st; Idalou - 2nd.
  • 1A - Lindsay - 1st; Sabine Pass - 2nd.

• 2004
  • 5A - A&M Consolidated - 1st; James E. Taylor, Katy ISD - 2nd.
  • 4A - Castroville Medina Valley - 1st; Waco Midway - 2nd.
  • 3A - Atlanta - 1st; Abilene Wylie - 2nd.
  • 2A - S&S Sadler - 1st; Colorado City - 2nd.
  • 1A - Comstock (Amara Greene, Celeste Greene, Adrienna Guajardo, Graydon Richardson) - 1st; Anton - 2nd.

[edit] Individual State Champions

• 2006
  • 5A - Tianyue Li (Katy Cinco Ranch)
  • 4A - Dustin Stigden (Aledo)
  • 3A - Fernando Reyes (Zapata)
  • 2A - Matt Berry (Idalou)
  • 1A - Rowdy Clary (Gail Borden)

• 2005
  • 5A - Amanda Moehnke (James E. Taylor)
  • 4A - Robert Heyman (El Paso)
  • 3A - Kayla Lyssy (Abilene Wylie)
  • 2A - Liam Guthrie (Gainesville Callisburg)
  • 1A - Amara Greene (Comstock)

• 2004
  • 5A - William Reid-Varley (Plano)
  • 4A - Sean Collins (Castroville Medina Valley)
  • 3A - Nathan Hake (Jourdanton)
  • 2A - Arianne Jaco (S&S Sadler)
  • 1A - Amara Greene (Comstock)

[edit] See also

• List of University Interscholastic League events
• American Revolution

[edit] External links

• UIL Academics
• John P. Irish's UIL Social Studies Page

[edit] References

1. ^ "2006-07 TOPIC: The Emergence of the American Nation 1765—1791", Larry McCarty, 2006.