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Grade 7
Compare explanations, strengthen reasoning and revise with purpose.
32 lessons · 8 subjects · Suggested unit orderView Grade 7 curriculum map →Browse Grade 7 lessons →Grade 8
Synthesize evidence, evaluate alternatives and work more independently.
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Social studies
Unit 1 · Patterns and Historical Claims
When Population Maps Tell Different Stories
Distinguish totals, rates and regional variation when interpreting population evidence.
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRH.6-8.7Grades 6–8
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 8 · 35 min
Social studies
Unit 1 · Patterns and Historical Claims
Test a Claim About the Emancipation Proclamation
Compare a primary document’s scope with a later explanatory account.
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRH.6-8.9Grades 6–8
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 8 · 30 min
Social studies
Unit 2 · Rights and Government
What Did the Nineteenth Amendment Change?
Connect a constitutional rule to chronology while distinguishing legal protection from universal access.
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRH.6-8.2Grades 6–8
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 8 · 35 min
Social studies
Unit 2 · Rights and Government
Read a Federalism Claim Carefully
Use a constitutional clause and a hypothetical dispute to distinguish delegated powers from a complete legal answer.
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRH.6-8.1Grades 6–8
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 8 · 30 min
Social studies
Unit 3 · Policy and Corroboration
A Budget Reveals Priorities
Evaluate a fictional public budget with explicit tradeoffs and an opposing argument.
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionWHST.6-8.1.bGrades 6–8
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 8 · 35 min
Social studies
Unit 3 · Policy and Corroboration
Three Accounts, How Many Sources?
Evaluate source dependence and explain what corroboration can and cannot establish.
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRH.6-8.9Grades 6–8
Subject-content alignment not yet verified