School Codes

Explain connections among historical contexts and why individuals and groups differed in their perspectives during the same historical period.

Using artifacts and primary sources, investigate how individuals contributed to and the founding and development of Illinois.

Explain probable causes and effects of events and developments in Illinois history.

Explain how a democracy relies on people’s responsible participation, and draw implications for how individuals should participate.

Create and use a chronological sequence of related events to compare developments that happened at the same time.

Use information about a historical source-including the maker, date, place of origin, intended audience, and purpose-to judge the extent to which the source is useful for studying a particular topic.

Explain probable causes and effects of events and developments in U.S. history.

Explain how policies are developed to address public problems.

Classify series of historical events and developments as examples of change and/or continuity.

Explain how and why perspectives of people have changed over time.

Classify the kinds of historical sources used in secondary interpretation.

Explain multiple causes and effects of historical events.

Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts.

Analyze multiple factors that influenced the perspectives of people during different historical eras.

Detect possible limitations in the historical record based on evidence collected from different kinds of historical sources.

Compare the central historical arguments in secondary works across multiple media.

Use questions generated about individuals and groups to analyze why they, and the developments they shaped, are seen as historically significant.

Analyze how people’s perspectives influenced what information is available in the historical sources they created.

Analyze how people’s perspectives influenced what information is available in the historical sources they created.

Organize applicable evidence into a coherent argument about the past.