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English Language Arts Standards » History/Social Studies » Grade 11-12

== Key Ideas and Details == == Craft and Structure == == Integration of Knowledge and Ideas == == Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity ==
 * [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.1]  Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, connecting insights gained from specific details to an understanding of the text as a whole.
 * [|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.11-12.3]  Evaluate various explanations for actions or events and determine which explanation best accords with textual evidence, acknowledging where the text leaves matters uncertain.
 * [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.4]  Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including analyzing how an author uses and refines the meaning of a key term over the course of a text (e.g., how Madison defines //faction// in //Federalist// No. 10).
 * [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.5]  Analyze in detail how a complex primary source is structured, including how key sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text contribute to the whole.
 * [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.6] <span style="color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"> Evaluate authors’ differing points of view on the same historical event or issue by assessing the authors’ claims, reasoning, and evidence.
 * <span style="color: #8a2003; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">[|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.7] <span style="color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"> Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
 * <span style="color: #8a2003; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">[|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.8] <span style="color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"> Evaluate an author’s premises, claims, and evidence by corroborating or challenging them with other information.
 * <span style="color: #8a2003; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">[|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.9] <span style="color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"> Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event, noting discrepancies among sources.
 * <span style="color: #8a2003; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">[|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.10] <span style="color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"> By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 11–CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.