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Pennsylvania Social Studies Standards · 8th Grade
Historical Analysis and Skills Development
Grade8th Grade
SubjectSocial Studies
Levelstrand
Child standards (16)
- 8.1.12.AA. Evaluate chronological thinking. • Sequential order of historical narrative • Continuity and change • Context for events
- 8.1.12.BB. Synthesize and evaluate historical sources. • Literal meaning of historical passages • Data in historical and contemporary maps, graphs and tables • Different historical perspectives • Data presented in maps, graphs and tables • Visual data presented in historical evidence
- 8.1.12.CC. Evaluate historical interpretation of events. • Impact of opinions on the perception of facts • Issues and problems in the past • Multiple points of view • Illustrations in historical stories and sources • Connections between causes and results • Author or source of historical narratives’ points of view • Central issue
- 8.1.12.DD. Synthesize historical research. • Historical event (time and place) • Facts, folklore and fiction • Historical questions • Primary sources • Secondary sources • Conclusions (e.g., Senior Projects, research papers, debates) • Credibility of evidence
- 8.1.3.AA. Understand chronological thinking and distinguish between past, present and future time. • Calendar time • Time lines • Continuity and change • Events (time and place)
- 8.1.3.BB. Develop an understanding of historical sources. • Data in historical maps • Visual data from maps and tables • Mathematical data from graphs and tables • Author or historical source
- 8.1.3.CC. Understand fundamentals of historical interpretation. • Difference between fact and opinion • The existence of multiple points of view • Illustrations in historical stories • Causes and results
- 8.1.3.DD. Understand historical research. • Event (time and place) • Facts, folklore and fiction • Formation of a historical question • Primary sources • Secondary sources • Conclusions (e.g., storytelling, role playing, diorama)
- 8.1.6.AA. Understand chronological thinking and distinguish between past, present and future time. • Calendar time • Time lines • People and events in time • Patterns of continuity and change • Sequential order • Context for events
- 8.1.6.BB. Explain and analyze historical sources. • Literal meaning of a historical passage • Data in historical and contemporary maps, graphs and tables • Author or historical source • Multiple historical perspectives • Visual evidence • Mathematical data from graphs and tables
- 8.1.6.CC. Explain the fundamentals of historical interpretation. • Difference between fact and opinion • Multiple points of view • Illustrations in historical stories • Causes and results • Author or source of historical narratives
- 8.1.6.DD. Describe and explain historical research. • Historical events (time and place) • Facts, folklore and fiction • Historical questions • Primary sources • Secondary sources • Conclusions (e.g., simulations, group projects, skits and plays)
- 8.1.9.AA. Analyze chronological thinking. • Difference between past, present and future • Sequential order of historical narrative • Data presented in time lines • Continuity and change • Context for events
- 8.1.9.BB. Analyze and interpret historical sources. • Literal meaning of historical passages • Data in historical and contemporary maps, graphs, and tables • Different historical perspectives • Data from maps, graphs and tables • Visual data presented in historical evidence
- 8.1.9.CC. Analyze the fundamentals of historical interpretation. • Fact versus opinion • Reasons/causes for multiple points of view • Illustrations in historical documents and stories • Causes and results • Author or source used to develop historical narratives • Central issue
- 8.1.9.DD. Analyze and interpret historical research. • Historical event (time and place) • Facts, folklore and fiction • Historical questions • Primary sources • Secondary sources • Conclusions (e.g., History Day projects, mock trials, speeches) • Credibility of evidence