Reading for History And Social Studies: Grades 9, 10

Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.CC.8.5

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    Key Ideas and Details

    1. A.

      Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information.CC.8.5.9-10.A

    2. B.

      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.CC.8.5.9-10.B

    3. C.

      Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.CC.8.5.9-10.C

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    Craft and Structure

    1. D.

      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.CC.8.5.9-10.D

    2. E.

      Analyze how a text uses structure to emphasize key points or advance an explanation or analysis.CC.8.5.9-10.E

    3. F.

      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.CC.8.5.9-10.F

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    Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

    1. G.

      Integrate quantitative or technical analysis (e.g., charts, research data) with qualitative analysis in print or digital text.CC.8.5.9-10.G

    2. H.

      Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author's claims.CC.8.5.9-10.H

    3. I.

      Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources.CC.8.5.9-10.I

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    Range and Level of Complex Texts

    1. J.

      By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.CC.8.5.9-10.J

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 9 and Grade 10
When were these standards adopted?
2014

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