Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies: Grades 9-10

Key Ideas and Details

  • 1

    Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information.RH.9-10.1

  • 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 the course of the text.RH.9-10.2

  • 3

    Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them. RH.9-10.3

Craft and Structure

  • 4

    Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary describing political, social, economic, or geographical aspects of history/social studies. RH.9-10.4

  • 5

    Analyze how a text uses structure to emphasize key points or advance an explanation or analysis. RH.9-10.5

  • 6

    Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they treat the same or similar topics, including which details they include and emphasize in their respective accounts.RH.9-10.6

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

  • 7

    Integrate quantitative or technical analysis (e.g., charts, research data) with qualitative analysis in print or digital text. RH.9-10.7

  • 8

    Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author’s claims.RH.9-10.8

  • 9

    Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources. RH.9-10.9

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

  • 10

    By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently. RH.9-10.10

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What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 9 and Grade 10

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