History—Social Science Content Standards for California Public Schools
Grade 8
8.6 Students analyze the divergent paths of the American people from 1800 to the mid-1800s and the challenges they faced, with emphasis on the Northeast.
7. Identify common themes in American art as well as transcendentalism and individualism (e.g., writings about and by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Herman Melville, etc.).
English—Language Arts Content Standards for California Public Schools
Grade 6
Reading
3.0 Literary Response and Analysis
3.6 Identify and analyze features of themes conveyed through characters, actions, and images.
Writing
1.0 Writing Strategies
1.2 Create multiple-paragraph expository compositions.
Grade 7
Reading
3.0 Literary Response and Analysis
3.1 Articulate the expressed purposes and characteristics of different forms of prose (e.g., short story, novel, novella, essay).
Writing
1.0 Writing Strategies
1.2 Support all statements and claims with anecdotes, descriptions, facts and statistics, and specific examples.
Grade 8
Reading
3.0 Literary Response and Analysis
3.7 Analyze a work of literature, showing how it reflects the heritage, traditions, attitudes, and beliefs of its author. (Biographical approach)
Writing
1.0 Writing Strategies
1.1 Create compositions that establish a controlling impression, have a coherent thesis, and end with a clear and well-supported conclusion.
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