Priority Government Standards
Priority Social Studies Standards
Priority Common Core State Standards
Civics and Government
Reading
 25. Describe elements of early
 RH.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as
governments (i.e., Greek, Roman,
they are used in a text, including vocabulary describing
English, and others) that are visible in
political, social, or economic aspects of history/social
United States government structure.
studies.
 27. Examine functions and process of
Writing
United States government.
 WHST.1 Write arguments focused on discipline-specific
 33. Explain the role of government in
content.
various current events.
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Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from
 34. Explain the responsibilities of
alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization
citizens (e.g., vote, pay taxes).
that establishes clear relationships among the claim(s),
Social Science Analysis
 58. Gather, analyze, use, and
document information from various
sources, distinguishing facts, opinions,
inferences, biases, stereotypes, and
persuasive appeals.
 61. Analyze an event, issue, problem,
or phenomenon, identifying
characteristics, influences, causes, and
both short- and long-term effects.
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counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying data
and evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and
limitations of both claim(s) and counterclaims in a
discipline-appropriate form and in a manner that anticipates
the audience’s knowledge level and concerns.
Use words, phrases, and clauses to link the major sections of
the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships
between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and
evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims.
Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone
while attending to the norms and conventions of the
discipline in which they are writing.
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from
or supports the argument presented.
 WHST.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which
the development, organization, and style are appropriate
to task, purpose, and audience.
 WHST.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained
research projects to answer a question (including a selfgenerated 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.  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. Updated 6/5/12 Support Social Studies Standards
Support Common Core State Standards
Civics and Government
24. Analyze and critique the impact of
constitutional amendments.
Reading
RH.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.
26. Define and compare/contrast United States
republican government to direct democracy,
socialism, communism, theocracy, oligarchy.
28. Evaluate how governments interact at the
local, state, tribal, national, and global levels.
29. Examine the structures and functions of
Oregon’s state, county, local and regional
governments.
30. Analyze the roles and activities of political
parties, interest groups and mass media and how
they affect the beliefs and behaviors of local, state,
and national constituencies.
31. Describe United States foreign policy and
evaluate its impact on the United States and other
countries.
32. Examine and evaluate documents and decisions
related to the Constitution and Supreme Court
decisions (e.g., Federalist Papers, Constitution,
Marbury v. Madison, Bill of Rights, Constitutional
amendments, Declaration of Independence).
35. Examine the pluralistic realities of society (e.g.,
race, poverty, gender, and age), recognizing issues
of equity, and evaluating need for change.
Social Science Analysis
57. Define, research, and explain an event, issue,
problem, or phenomenon and its significance to
society.
60. Analyze an event, issue, problem, or
phenomenon from varied or opposing perspectives
or points of view.
62. Propose, compare, and judge multiple
responses, alternatives, or solutions to issues or
problems; then reach an informed, defensible,
supported conclusion.
63. Engage in informed and respectful deliberation
and discussion of issues, events, and ideas.
RH.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.3 Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text;
determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply
preceded them.
RH.5 Analyze how a text uses structure to emphasize key points or
advance an explanation or analysis.
RH.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.
RH7. Integrate quantitative or technical analysis (e.g., charts,
research data) with qualitative analysis in print or digital text.
RH8. Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a
text support the author’s claims.
RH9. Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several
primary and secondary sources.
RH10. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend history/social
studies texts in the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently
and proficiently.
Writing
WHST.5 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.
WHST.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce,
publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking
advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and
to display information flexibly and dynamically.
WHST.8 Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative
print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess
the usefulness of each source in answering the research question;
integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of
ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for
citation.
WHST.9 Draw evidence from informational texts to support
analysis, reflection, and research.
Updated 6/5/12