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Grade 8 Skills
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Comparison (CO) | Utilize multiple characteristics of historical developments to create a comparative analysis. |
| Characteristics of historical developments (CO) | Who, What. Where, When, Why, and How |
| Comparative analysis (CO) | Categorize similarities and differences among historical developments |
| Causation (CE) | Identify and compare significant turning points, including the related causes and effects that affect historical continuity and change. |
| Periodization (P) | Utilize significant turning points to justify the historical narrative of a time period. |
| Historical narrative (P) | A story of the past |
| Context (CX) | Explain how historical themes are used to determine context when analyzing significant events. |
| Historical theme (CX) | Breaking down history into topics or categories |
| Continuities and Changes (CC) | Analyze significant turning points and theme-based patterns of continuities and changes within a period of time. |
| Continuities (CC) | Unbroken and consistent existence or operation of something over a period of time |
| Evidence (E) | Identify, interpret, and utilize different forms of evidence, including primary and secondary sources, used in an inquiry-based study of history |
| Primary source (E) | First-hand account of an event or topic from someone who was there |
| Secondary source (E) | Information created about an event or topic by someone who was not there |
| Inquiry-based study (E) | An act of asking for information or to investigate |