Core Standards of the Course
Reading for Literacy Standard 1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
Reading for Literacy Standard 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.
Reading for Literacy Standard 3
Identify key steps in a text's description of a process related to history/social studies (e.g., how a bill becomes law, how interest rates are raised or lowered).
Reading for Literacy Standard 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.
Reading for Literacy Standard 5
Describe how a text presents information (e.g., sequentially, comparatively, causally).
Reading for Literacy Standard 6
Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author's point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts).
Reading for Literacy Standard 7
Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.
Reading for Literacy Standard 8
Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text.
Reading for Literacy Standard 9
Analyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic.
Reading for Literacy Standard 10
By the end of grade 8, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 6 - 8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.