Pennsylvania Core and Academic Standards
PA.8.7. History
8.1.7. Historical Analysis and Skills Development
Continuity and Change over Time
8.1.7.A. Demonstrate continuity and change over time using sequential order and context of events.
8.3.7. United States History
Contributions of Individuals and Groups (US History)
8.3.7.A. Classify the social, political, cultural, and economic contributions of individuals and groups throughout United States history.
PA.CC.8.5.6-8. Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
Craft and Structure
CC.8.5.6-8.D. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.
CC.8.5.6-8.E. Describe how a text presents information (e.g., sequentially, comparatively, causally).
Range and Level of Complex Texts
CC.8.5.6-8.J. By the end of grade 8, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.