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Grade 7
Compare explanations, strengthen reasoning and revise with purpose.
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Synthesize evidence, evaluate alternatives and work more independently.
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Clear filtersGrade 6 · 30 min
Social studies
Unit 1 · Geography and Place
Read a River Valley Description
Use context and geographic vocabulary to interpret a fictional settlement memo.
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRH.6-8.4Grades 6–8
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 6 · 30 min
Social studies
Unit 1 · Geography and Place
Settlement Patterns and Evidence
Connect a small visual display to a written account without claiming a single cause.
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRH.6-8.7Grades 6–8
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 6 · 30 min
Social studies
Unit 2 · Sources and Historical Change
Compare a Diary and a Later Account
Analyze the relationship between two clearly labeled fictional source models.
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRH.6-8.9Grades 6–8
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 6 · 30 min
Social studies
Unit 2 · Sources and Historical Change
Sequence Is Not the Same as Cause
Compare chronological and causal accounts of a fictional town’s bridge project.
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRH.6-8.5Grades 6–8
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 6 · 30 min
Social studies
Unit 3 · Civic and Economic Choices
Choose a Community Proposal with Evidence
Support a public-choice claim with relevant fictional data and a clear tradeoff.
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionWHST.6-8.1.bGrades 6–8
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 6 · 30 min
Social studies
Unit 3 · Civic and Economic Choices
Scarcity, Opportunity Cost and Claims
Distinguish facts, opinions and reasoned judgments in an economic choice.
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRH.6-8.8Grades 6–8
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 7 · 30 min
Social studies
Unit 1 · Trade, Geography and Change
How Geography Changes a Trade Decision
Read a route diagram and compare costs without assuming physical geography determines every outcome.
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRH.6-8.7Grades 6–8
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 7 · 35 min
Social studies
Unit 1 · Trade, Geography and Change
A Timeline Is Not a Cause
Separate chronological sequence from a causal argument in a model of industrial change.
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRH.6-8.5Grades 6–8
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 7 · 30 min
Social studies
Unit 2 · Viewpoints and Institutions
Two Viewpoints on a Factory Rule
Analyze how purpose and selected details shape two contrasting historical-style accounts.
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRH.6-8.6Grades 6–8
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 7 · 35 min
Social studies
Unit 2 · Viewpoints and Institutions
Who Has Which Government Job?
Read a short constitutional excerpt alongside a civic explanation of divided responsibilities.
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRH.6-8.1Grades 6–8
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 7 · 30 min
Social studies
Unit 3 · Markets and Negotiation
What Does a Market Shortage Explain?
Distinguish observed transactions from predictions and opinions about prices.
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRH.6-8.8Grades 6–8
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 7 · 35 min
Social studies
Unit 3 · Markets and Negotiation
Negotiate a Shared River Decision
Use a bounded resource scenario to support a proposal and respond to a competing claim.
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionWHST.6-8.1.bGrades 6–8
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 8 · 30 min
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