Grades 9th and 10th
Process for Unpacking the Standards
1.
Look at the full text of each grade-level standard on the paper.
2.
Circle or highlight the verbs. These are the skills that the students need to demonstrate for this standard. List these in the “Do” column of the table.
3.
Underline the nouns or noun phrases. These are concepts that students need to know for this standard. List these in the “Know” column of the table.
4.
Determine any prerequisite skills and concepts that are necessary for this standard. Refer to previous standards in grade and/or previous grades.
List these in the “Understand” column.
Standard
LAFS.910.RH.1.1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary
sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information.
Cognitive Complexity: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts
LAFS.910.RH.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.
Cognitive Complexity: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts
LAFS.910.RH.1.3
Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier
events caused later ones or simply preceded them.
Cognitive Complexity: Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning
LAFS.910.RH.1.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text,
including vocabulary describing political, social, or economic aspects of
history/social science.
Cognitive Complexity: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts
LAFS.910.RH.1.5
Analyze how a text uses structure to emphasize key points or advance an
explanation or analysis.
Cognitive Complexity: Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning
LAFS.910.RH.1.6
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.
Cognitive Complexity: Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning
LAFS.910.RH.1.7
Integrate quantitative or technical analysis (e.g., charts, research data) with
qualitative analysis in print or digital text.
Cognitive Complexity: Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning
LAFS.910.RH.1.8
Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the
author’s claims.
Cognitive Complexity: Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning
LAFS.910.RH.1.9
Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and
secondary sources.
Cognitive Complexity: Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning
LAFS.910.RH.1.9
By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the
grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Cognitive Complexity: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts
Students must KNOW
Students must
UNDERSTAND
 Specific textual
evidence
 Primary sources
 Secondary sources
 Features (date & origin)
 How to gather relevant
evidence
 How to analyze sources
 Distinguish between primary
& secondary sources
 Identify types of features
Students must DO
 Cite
 Support analysis
 Attend