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College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Standards
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Dimension 2: Civics
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D2.Civ.1.6-8 Distinguish the powers and responsibilities of citizens, political parties, interest groups, and the media in a variety of governmental and nongovernmental contexts.
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D2.Civ.10.6-8 Explain the relevance of personal interests and perspectives, civic virtues, and democratic principles when people address issues and problems in government and civil society.
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Dimension 2: History
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D2.His.1.6-8 Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts.
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D2.His.5.6-8 Explain how and why perspectives of people have changed over time.
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D2.His.14.6-8 Explain multiple causes and effects of events and developments in the past.
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Dimension 4: Taking Informed Action
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D4.6.6-8 Draw on multiple disciplinary lenses to analyze how a specific problem can manifest itself at local, regional, and global levels over time, identifying its characteristics and causes, and the challenges and opportunities faced by those trying to address the problem.
Common Core English Language Arts Standards (CCSS.ELA)
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Reading: Informational Text (K-12)
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.3 Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.3 Analyze a complex set of ideas or sequence of events and explain how specific individuals, ideas, or events interact and develop over the course of the text.
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.10 By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 11-CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.
National Health Education Standards
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Standard 8: Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.
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8.12.3 Work cooperatively as an advocate for improving personal, family, and community health.