Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.

Analyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic.

Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text.

Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in [...]

Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author’s point of view or purpose (e.g., [...]

Describe how a text presents information (e.g., sequentially, comparatively, causally).

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including [...]

Identify key steps in a text’s description of a process related to history/social studies (e.g., [...]

Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate [...]

By the end of grade 8, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades [...]