California Common Core Standards Addressed
National Standards for History:
U.S. History Grades 5-12 6.2B
The student understands "scientific racism", race relations, and the
struggle for equal rights.
U.S. History Grades 5-12 6.2B.1
Analyze the scientific theories of race and their application to society
and politics. [Examine the influence of ideas]
U.S. History Grades 5-12 6.2C.2
Investigate new forms of popular culture and leisure activities at
different levels of American society. [Draw upon visual sources]
U.S. History Grades 5-12 6.4B
The student understands the roots and development of American
expansionism and the causes and outcomes of the Spanish-American War.
U.S. History Grades 5-12 6.4B.2
Describe how geopolitics, economic interests, racial ideology,
missionary zeal, nationalism, and domestic tensions combined to create
an expansionist foreign policy. [Analyze cause-and-effect relationships]
U.S. History Grades 5-12 6.4B.3
Evaluate the causes, objectives, character, and outcome of the
Spanish-American War. [Interrogate historical data]
World History Grades 5-12 6.6.6A
The student understands major global trends from 1450 to 1770.
World History Grades 5-12 7.5.5C
The student understands the causes of European, American, and Japanese
imperial expansion.
World History Grades 5-12 7.5C.4
Relate the Spanish-American War to United States participation in
Western imperial expansion in the late 19th century. [Analyze
cause-and-effect relationships]
National Standards for Civics and Government:
Grades: 9-12 IV.B
How do the domestic politics and constitutional principles of the United
States affect its relations with the world?
Grades: 9-12 IV.B.1
Students should be able to explain the principal foreign policy
positions of the United States and evaluate their consequences.
Grades: 9-12 IV.B.2
Students should be able to evaluate, take, and defend positions about
how United States foreign policy is made and the means by which it is
carried out.
Grades: 9-12 IV.B.3
Students should be able to evaluate, take, and defend positions on
foreign policy issues in light of American national interests, values,
and principles.
Grades: 9-12 IV.C
How has the United States influenced other nations, and how have other
nations influenced American politics and society?
Grades: 9-12 IV.C.1
Students should be able to evaluate, take, and defend positions about
the impact of American political ideas on the world.
Grades: 9-12 IV.C.2
Students should be able to evaluate, take, and defend positions about
the effects of significant international political developments on the
United States and other nations.
Grades: 9-12 IV.C.3
Students should be able to evaluate, take, and defend positions about
the effects of significant economic, technological, and cultural
developments in the United States and other nations.
College- and Career-Readiness Standards:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1
Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make
logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing
or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2
Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their
development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.7
Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats,
including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.8
Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text,
including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and
sufficiency of the evidence.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.9
Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order
to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.10
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts
independently and proficiently.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas
and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection,
organization, and analysis of content.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development,
organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.8
Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources,
assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the
information while avoiding plagiarism.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.1
Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and
collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and
expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.2
Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and
formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.4
Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that
listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization,
development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.6
Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and
domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing,
speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level;
demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when
encountering an unknown term important to comprehension or expression.
Grades 9-10:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what
the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.2
Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the
course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined
by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.7
Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums (e.g., a
person’s life story in both print and multimedia), determining which
details are emphasized in each account.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.8
Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text,
assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant
and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas,
concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective
selection, organization, and analysis of content.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2.b
Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts,
extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information
and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development,
organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.8
Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and
digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the
usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate
information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas,
avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.9
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis,
reflection, and research.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1
Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative
discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse
partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’
ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1.a
Come to discussions prepared, having read and researched material under
study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence from
texts and other research on the topic or issue to stimulate a
thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange of ideas.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1.d
Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives, summarize points of
agreement and disagreement, and, when warranted, qualify or justify
their own views and understanding and make new connections in light of
the evidence and reasoning presented.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.2
Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or
formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the
credibility and accuracy of each source.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.4
Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly,
concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of
reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are
appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.6
Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words
and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening
at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in
gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase
important to comprehension or expression.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary
source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas
develop over the course of the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a
text, including vocabulary describing political, social, or economic
aspects of history/social studies.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.8
Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text
support the author’s claims.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.9
Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary
and secondary sources.
Grades 11-12:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of
what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the
text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.2
Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their
development over the course of the text, including how they interact
and build on one another to provide a complex analysis; provide an
objective summary of the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.7
Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in
different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well
as in words in order to address a question or solve a problem.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex
ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the
effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.2.b
Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and
relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations,
or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s
knowledge of the topic.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development,
organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and
audience.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.8
Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and
digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the
strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the task,
purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text
selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and
overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for
citation.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.9
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support
analysis, reflection, and research.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1
Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative
discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse
partners on grades 11–12 topics, texts, and issues, building on
others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1.a
Come to discussions prepared, having read and researched material
under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to
evidence from texts and other research on the topic or issue to
stimulate a thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange of ideas.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1.d
Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives; synthesize comments,
claims, and evidence made on all sides of an issue; resolve
contradictions when possible; and determine what additional
information or research is required to deepen the investigation or
complete the task.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.2
Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse
formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) in order
to make informed decisions and solve problems, evaluating the
credibility and accuracy of each source and noting any discrepancies
among the data.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.4
Present information, findings, and supporting evidence, conveying a
clear and distinct perspective, such that listeners can follow the
line of reasoning, alternative or opposing perspectives are
addressed, and the organization, development, substance, and style
are appropriate to purpose, audience, and a range of formal and
informal tasks.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.11-12.6
Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific
words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and
listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate
independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a
word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary
source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the
relationships among the key details and ideas.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.8
Evaluate an author’s premises, claims, and evidence by corroborating
or challenging them with other information.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.9
Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and
secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event, noting
discrepancies among sources.