Common Core Standards:
KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
CRAFT AND STRUCTURE
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.6
Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author's point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts).
INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.7
Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.8
Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.9
Analyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic.
COMPREHENSION AND COLLABORATION
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.2
Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives (e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation.
PRESENTATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.4
Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with relevant evidence, sound valid reasoning, and well-chosen details; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
CRAFT AND STRUCTURE
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.6
Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author's point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts).
INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.7
Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.8
Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.9
Analyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic.
COMPREHENSION AND COLLABORATION
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.2
Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives (e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation.
PRESENTATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.4
Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with relevant evidence, sound valid reasoning, and well-chosen details; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Social Studies
6.1.8.D.4.b. Describe the efforts to reform education, women's rights, slavery, and other issues during the Antebellum period.
6.1.12.A.3.h. Examine multiple perspectives on slavery and evaluate the claims used to justify both sides' arguments.
6.1.12.A.3.i. Examine the origins of the anti slavery movement and the impact of particular events on the movement.
6.1.12.A.4.c. Analyze the ways in which prevailing attitudes, socioeconomic factors, and government actions in the North and South led to the Civil War.
6.1.12.A.4.b. Analyze how ideas found in key documents (Emancipation Proclamation) contributed to the demand for equality for all.
6.1.8.D.4.b. Describe the efforts to reform education, women's rights, slavery, and other issues during the Antebellum period.
6.1.12.A.3.h. Examine multiple perspectives on slavery and evaluate the claims used to justify both sides' arguments.
6.1.12.A.3.i. Examine the origins of the anti slavery movement and the impact of particular events on the movement.
6.1.12.A.4.c. Analyze the ways in which prevailing attitudes, socioeconomic factors, and government actions in the North and South led to the Civil War.
6.1.12.A.4.b. Analyze how ideas found in key documents (Emancipation Proclamation) contributed to the demand for equality for all.