Standards Emphasis

The Reading Like a Historian standards alignment pages contain two primary focus standards: one for reading and one for writing. These standards are indicated in bold. While the standards do not function in isolation, teachers should emphasize the standards bolded in each instructional component. 

 

The writing emphasis for the first instructional component is expository and for the second is argument, at each grade level.

 

Please see below for the Reading Standards for emphasis, by grade level. 

The Common Core Reading Standards Emphasis by Grade Level

 

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 opinion. 

 

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

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 opinion.  

 

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

 

 

6. Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author’s point of view or purpose. 

 

 

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 time. 

6. Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how the treat the same or similar topics, including which details they include and emphasize in their respective accounts. 

 

 

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. 

6. Evaluate author’s differing points of view on the same historical event or issue by assessing the author’s claims, reasoning, and evidence. 

9. Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event, noting discrepancies among sources.