Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies 6-8th Grade:
Key Ideas:
1. Cite Specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
2. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
3. Identify key steps in a text's description of a process related to history/social studies.
Craft and Structure:
4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.
5. Describe how a text presents information- sequentially, comparatively, causally.
6. Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author's point of view or purpose.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:
7. Integrate visual information
8. Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text
9. Analyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic.
Range of Reading and Level of Text complexity:
10. By the end of 8th grade, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Key Ideas:
1. Cite Specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
2. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
3. Identify key steps in a text's description of a process related to history/social studies.
Craft and Structure:
4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.
5. Describe how a text presents information- sequentially, comparatively, causally.
6. Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author's point of view or purpose.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:
7. Integrate visual information
8. Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text
9. Analyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic.
Range of Reading and Level of Text complexity:
10. By the end of 8th grade, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.