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Standards-Based Learning
Power Standards
Social Studies
6th Grade
The grades 6–12 standards on the following pages define what students should understand and be
able to do by the end of each grade. They correspond to the College and Career Readiness (CCR)
anchor standards below by number. The CCR and grade-specific standards are necessary
complements—the former providing broad standards, the latter providing additional specificity—
that together define the skills and understandings that all students must demonstrate.
℗Power Standards highlighted All standards must be taught and assessed. Power standards
identify the standards that should receive the most instructional focus.
Reading History
6.RH
Key Ideas and Details
6.RH.1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
6.RH.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.
6.RH.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).
Craft and Structure
6.RH.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.
6.RH.5
Describe how a text presents information (e.g., sequentially, comparatively, causally).
6.RH.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).
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
6.RH.7
Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with
other information in print and digital texts.
6.RH.8
Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text.
6.RH.9
Analyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic.
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
6.RH.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.
Writing History
6.WHST
Text Types and Purposes
6.WHST.1
Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
A. Introduce claim(s) about a topic or issue, acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s)
from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
B. Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant, accurate data and evidence
that demonstrate an understanding of the topic or text, using credible sources.
C. Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships
among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
D. Establish and maintain a formal style.
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6.WHST.2
6. WHST.3
E. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the
argument presented.
Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events,
scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes.
A. Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and
information into broader categories as appropriate to achieving purpose; include
formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful
to aiding comprehension.
B. Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details,
quotations, or other information and examples.
C. Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the
relationships among ideas and concepts.
D. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the
topic.
E. Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone.
F. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the
information or explanation presented.
Not applicable
Production and Distribution of Writing
6. WHST.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style
are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
6. WHST.5 With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen
writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach,
focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
6. WHST.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the
relationships between information and ideas clearly and efficiently.
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
6. WHST.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated
question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused
questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
6. WHST.8 Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated
question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused
questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
6. WHST.9 Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Range of Writing
6. WHST.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and
shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific
tasks, purposes, and audiences.
EALRS
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1 - CIVICS
1.1.1
Understands a variety of forms of government from the past or present
1.2.1
Analyzes how societies have interacted with one another in the past or present.
1.3.1
Understands the historical origins of civic involvement.
2 - ECONOMICS
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2.1.1
Analyzes the costs and benefits of economic choices made by groups and individuals in
the past or present.
2.2.1
Understands the production, distribution, and consumption of goods, services, and
resources in societies from the past or in the present.
2.3.1
Understands the role of government in the world’s economies through the creation of
money, taxation, and spending in the past or present.
2.4.1
Understands the distribution of wealth and sustainability of resources in the world in
the past or present.
3 - GEOGRAPHY
3.1.1
Constructs and analyzes maps using scale, direction, symbols, legends and projections
to gather information.
3.1.2
Identifies the location of places and regions in the world and understands their
physical and cultural characteristics.
3.2.1
Understands and analyzes how the environment has affected people and how people
have affected the environment in the past or present.
3.2.2
Understands the characteristics of cultures in the world from the past or in the
present.
3.2.3
Understands the geographic factors that influence the movement of groups of people
in the past or present.
3.3.1
Understands that learning about the geography of the world helps us understand the
global issue of sustainability.
4 - HISTORY
4.1.1
Analyzes different cultural measurements of time.
4.1.2
Understands how the rise of civilizations defines eras in ancient history by:
Explaining and comparing the rise of civilizations from 8000 BCE to 200 CE on two or
more continents.
Explaining and comparing the rise of civilizations from 200 CE to 600 CE on two or
more continents.
4.2.1
Understands and analyzes how individuals and movements from ancient civilizations
have shaped world history.
4.2.2
Understands and analyzes how cultures and cultural groups in ancient civilizations
contributed to world history.
4.2.3
Understands and analyzes how technology and ideas from ancient civilizations have
impacted world history.
4.3.1
Analyzes and interprets historical materials from a variety of perspectives in ancient
history.
4.3.2
Analyzes multiple causal factors that shape major events in ancient history.
4.4.1
Analyzes how an event in ancient history helps us to understand a current issue.
5 – SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS
5.1.1
Understands positions on an issue or event.
5.1.2
Evaluates the significance of information used to support positions on an issue or
event.
5.2.1
Creates and uses research questions to guide inquiry on an historical event.
5.2.2
Analyzes the validity, reliability, and credibility of information from a variety of primary
and secondary sources while researching an issue or event.
5.3.1
Engages in discussions that clarify and address multiple viewpoints on public issues.
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5.4.1
5.4.2
Analyzes multiple factors, compares two groups, generalizes, and connects past to
present to formulate a thesis in a paper or presentation.
Understands and demonstrates the ethical responsibility one has in using and citing
sources and the rules related to plagiarism and copyright.
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