Social Science


  • College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards: Grades K-5

     
    Reading
       Key Ideas and Details:
    • Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text
    • Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas
    • Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text
       Craft and Structure:
    • Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone
    • Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole
    • Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text
       Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:
    • Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words
    • Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence
    • Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take 
       Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity:
    • Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently
     
    Writing
       Text Types and Purposes:
    • Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence
    • Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content
    • Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event 
      sequences
       Production and Distribution of Writing:
    • Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience
    • Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach
    • Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others
       Research to Build and Present Knowledge:
    • Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation
    • Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism
    • Draw evidence from literary and/or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research
       Range of Writing:
    • Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences
     

    College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards: Grades 6-12

    Reading
       Key Ideas and Details:
    • 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
    • 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
    • Evaluate various explanations for actions or events and determine which explanation best accords with textual evidence, acknowledging where the text leaves matters uncertain
       Craft and Structure:
    • 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)
    • 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
    • Evaluate authors’ differing points of view on the same historical event or issue by assessing the authors’ claims, reasoning, and evidence
       Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:
    • 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
    • Evaluate an author’s premises, claims, and evidence by corroborating or challenging them with other information
    • Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event, noting
      discrepancies among sources
       Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity:
    • By the end of each grade, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grade's text complexity band independently and proficiently 
     
    Writing
       Text Types and Purposes:
    • Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content
    • Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes
       Production and Distribution of Writing:
    • Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience
    • Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience
    • Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information
       Research to Build and Present Knowledge:
    • Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
    • Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the
      strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the specific task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to
      maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation
    • Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research
       Range of Writing:
    • 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
     
    For more information, including a breakdown of standards by grade level, click the link to the California Common Core State Standards.
Last Modified on March 16, 2016