Vertical Alignment of Historical Thinking Skills.
HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION &
ANALYSIS SKILL STANDARD
How does the standard differ by
grade level?
7TH/8TH GRADE
11TH GRADE
In what units of study will this skill be taught? What specific resources and activities will be used to teach it? At what
point in the year will it be introduced (I), reviewed (R), and mastered (M)?
Unit
Explorers
Colonization
CHRONOLOGY
5th grade: Demonstrate an
understanding of chronology by
creating and interpreting events on a
timeline.
7th/8th grade: Develop a clear sense of
historical time, past, present, and
future in order to identify the
sequences in which events occurred.
11th grade: Analyze patterns of
historical continuity and change to
demonstrate chronological thinking.
5TH GRADE
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Use text and
tradebooks to establish
an understanding of
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American
Revolution
Vertical Alignment of Historical Thinking Skills.
HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION &
ANALYSIS SKILL STANDARD
How does the standard differ by
grade level?
PRIMARY & SECONDARY SOURCES
5th grade: Identify and discuss primary
and secondary sources.
7th/8th grade: Identify primary and
secondary sources as historical
content. Interpret history through the
use of primary and secondary sources.
11th grade: Analyze and evaluate
primary and secondary sources for
historical perspectives. Use primary
and secondary sources to analyze and
interpret history.
5TH GRADE
7TH/8TH GRADE
11TH GRADE
In what units of study will this skill be taught? What specific resources and activities will be used to teach it? At what
point in the year will it be introduced (I), reviewed (R), and mastered (M)?
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Vertical Alignment of Historical Thinking Skills.
HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION &
ANALYSIS SKILL STANDARD
How does the standard differ by
grade level?
MYTH V. FACT
5th grade: Read tall tales/stories to
enhance American history.
7th/8th grade: Identify historical myths
and historical facts.
11th grade: Differentiate between
historical memory and historical fact.
5TH GRADE
7TH/8TH GRADE
11TH GRADE
In what units of study will this skill be taught? What specific resources and activities will be used to teach it? At what
point in the year will it be introduced (I), reviewed (R), and mastered (M)?
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Vertical Alignment of Historical Thinking Skills.
HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION &
ANALYSIS SKILL STANDARD
How does the standard differ by
grade level?
MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES
5th grade: Discuss perspectives in
history.
7th/8th grade: Identify multiple
perspectives of historical events.
11th grade: Compare multiple
perspectives of historical events, using
a variety of sources.
5TH GRADE
7TH/8TH GRADE
11TH GRADE
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point in the year will it be introduced (I), reviewed (R), and mastered (M)?
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Vertical Alignment of Historical Thinking Skills.
HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION &
ANALYSIS SKILL STANDARD
How does the standard differ by
grade level?
SOCIAL STUDIES APPLICATION
5TH grade: No standard; optional
teaching of material
7th/8th grade: Apply social studies
(content and skills) to real life
situations.
11th grade: Apply social studies
(content and skills) to real life
situations.
5TH GRADE
7TH/8TH GRADE
11TH GRADE
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point in the year will it be introduced (I), reviewed (R), and mastered (M)?
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Vertical Alignment of Historical Thinking Skills.
HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION &
ANALYSIS SKILL STANDARD
How does the standard differ by
grade level?
HISTORICAL QUESTIONS
5th grade: No standard; optional
teaching of material
7th/8th grade: Formulate historical
questions. Answer a historical
question through the interpretation of
primary sources.
11th grade: Extract significant ideas
from social studies sources and frame
historical questions. Analyze and
interpret primary sources to answer a
historical question.
5TH GRADE
7TH/8TH GRADE
11TH GRADE
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point in the year will it be introduced (I), reviewed (R), and mastered (M)?
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