California Common Core Standards Addressed
C3 Framework:
D1.5.6-8.
Determine the kinds of sources that will be helpful in answering
compelling and supporting questions, taking into consideration multiple
points of views represented in the sources.
D1.5.9-12.
Determine the kinds of sources that will be helpful in answering
compelling and supporting questions, taking into consideration multiple
points of view represented in the sources, the types of sources
available, and the potential uses of the sources.
D2.Civ.2.6-8.
Explain specific roles played by citizens (such as voters, jurors,
taxpayers, members of the armed forces, petitioners, protesters, and
office-holders).
D2.Civ.2.9-12.
Analyze the role of citizens in the U.S. political system, with
attention to various theories of democracy, changes in Americans’
participation over time, and alternative models from other countries,
past and present.
D2.Civ.3.6-8.
Examine the origins, purposes, and impact of constitutions, laws,
treaties, and international agreements.
D2.Civ.3.9-12.
Analyze the impact of constitutions, laws, treaties, and international
agreements on the maintenance of national and international order.
D2.Civ.6.6-8.
Describe the roles of political, civil, and economic organizations in
shaping people’s lives.
D2.Civ.6.9-12.
Critique relationships among governments, civil societies, and economic
markets.
D2.Civ.10.6-8.
Explain the relevance of personal interests and perspectives, civic
virtues, and democratic principles when people address issues and
problems in government and civil society.
D2.Civ.10.9-12.
Analyze the impact and the appropriate roles of personal interests and
perspectives on the application of civic virtues, democratic principles,
constitutional rights, and human rights.
D2.Civ.12.6-8.
Assess specific rules and laws (both actual and proposed) as means of
addressing public problems.
D2.Civ.12.9-12.
Analyze how people use and challenge local, state, national, and
international laws to address a variety of public issues.
D2.Civ.13.6-8.
Analyze the purposes, implementation, and consequences of public
policies in multiple settings.
D2.Civ.13.9-12.
Evaluate public policies in terms of intended and unintended outcomes,
and related consequences.
D2.His.1.6-8.
Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical
contexts.
D2.His.1.9-12.
Evaluate how historical events and developments were shaped by unique
circumstances of time and place as well as broader historical contexts.
D2.His.2.6-8.
Classify series of historical events and developments as examples of
change and/or continuity.
D2.His.2.9-12.
Analyze change and continuity in historical eras.
D2.His.3.6-8.
Use questions generated about individuals and groups to analyze why
they, and the developments they shaped, are seen as historically
significant.
D2.His.15.6-8.
Evaluate the relative influence of various causes of events and
developments in the past.
D2.His.16.6-8.
Organize applicable evidence into a coherent argument about the past.
D2.His.16.9-12.
Integrate evidence from multiple relevant historical sources and
interpretations into a reasoned argument about the past.
D4.2.6-8.
Construct explanations using reasoning, correct sequence, examples, and
details with relevant information and data, while acknowledging the
strengths and weaknesses of the explanations.
D4.2.9-12.
Construct explanations using sound reasoning, correct sequence (linear
or non-linear), examples, and details with significant and pertinent
information and data, while acknowledging the strengths and weaknesses
of the explanation given its purpose (e.g., cause and effect,
chronological, procedural, technical).
D4.4.6-8.
Critique arguments for credibility.
D4.4.9-12.
Critique the use of claims and evidence in arguments for credibility.
D4.5.6-8.
Critique the structure of explanations.
D4.5.9-12.
Critique the use of the reasoning, sequencing, and supporting details of
explanations.
CCSS:
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.3
Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact
over the course of a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.4
Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including
determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze
how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.5
Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences,
paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter,
scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.6
Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a
text.
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.1
Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics
or texts using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
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.7
Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on
focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under
investigation.
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.W.9
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis,
reflection, and research.
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.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and
usage when writing or speaking.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English
capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.5
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships,
and nuances in word meanings.
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.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and
secondary sources.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.2
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.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.3
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).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text,
including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social
studies.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.6
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).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.7
Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs,
videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.8
Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.10
By the end of grade 8, read and comprehend history/social studies texts
in the grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and
secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of
the information.
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 science.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.6
Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they treat the
same or similar topics, including which details they include and
emphasize in their respective accounts.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.7
Integrate quantitative or technical analysis (e.g., charts, research
data) with qualitative analysis in print or digital text.
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.9-10.10
By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend history/social studies texts
in the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.