Alabama 12th Grade Reading Standards for History/Social Studies
LiteracyTA provides reading skills that Alabama educators use to teach Alabama 12th Grade Reading Standards for History/Social Studies.
The Alabama literacy standards are the what. The skills below and the related eCoach discussions are the how. In the table below, you will find next to each Alabama reading standard practical skills, classroom resources, rich conversations and teaching ideas that move all students toward achieving Alabama standards!
Key Ideas and Details
RH1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis
of primary and secondary sources, connecting
insights gained from specific details to an
understanding of the text as a whole.
Identifying Evidence
Locate evidence or supporting details in a text that support authors' claims.
Introducing Sources
Use these writing templates to practice introducing sources.
Making Inferences
Draw conclusions about ideas in a text that are not directly stated.
Marking a Text
Identify and isolate essential ideas in a text.
Socratic Seminar
Engage in a structured academic discussion that focuses on a text that has been read.
View More
Three Group Socratic Seminar
Work in teams of three to discuss a text and share ideas with all members in a Socratic circle.
WH Organizer
Answer six questions that help provide basic information about a person, an event, or an idea.
Writing in the Margins
Think about the text and write ideas in the margin.
RH2
Determine the central ideas or information of a
primary or secondary source; provide an accurate
summary that makes clear the relationships among
the key details and ideas.
Expanding Summary
Write about the main ideas in a text, adding more information with each new summary.
Investigative Reading
Pause while reading to explore and examine ideas in a text.
Read 1, Speak 2, Write 3
Read a paragraph or two, discuss the text, and write down main ideas.
Sequence/Process Organizer
Summarize how events, individuals, or ideas develop over time or summarize steps in a process.
Source Summary
Summarize an author's argument/main ideas, key supporting details, text structure, and purpose.
View More
Story Summary Poster
Visually represent the main message or central theme in a story.
Summarizing Main Ideas
Identify the main ideas in a paragraph(s) and synthesize them into a few concise sentences.
Visual Summary
Draw illustrations that represent the main ideas in a text.
Writing in the Margins
Think about the text and write ideas in the margin.
RH3
Evaluate various explanations for actions or events
and determine which explanation best accords
with textual evidence, acknowledging where the
text leaves matters uncertain.
Analyzing Short Story Structure
Analyze the five parts of short story structure with this graphic organizer.
Analyzing Text Structure
Analyze how sentences and paragraphs are structured to communicate an idea.
Cause and Effect Organizer
Keep track of cause and effect relationships in a text.
Compare and Contrast Organizer
Keep track of ideas that are being compared and contrasted in a text.
Fictional Character Web
Analyze main and subordinate characters in fictional stories and poetry.
View More
Investigative Reading
Pause while reading to explore and examine ideas in a text.
Problem and Solution Organizer
Keep track of problems and solutions in a text.
Sequence/Process Organizer
Summarize how events, individuals, or ideas develop over time or summarize steps in a process.
Visual Summary
Draw illustrations that represent the main ideas in a text.
Craft and Structure
RH4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as
they are used in a text, including analyzing how an
author uses and refines the meaning of a key term
over the course of a text (e.g., how Madison defines
faction in Federalist No. 10).
Analyzing Diction and Tone
Examine the words an author uses in a text to identify his/her tone.
Analyzing Literary Devices
Analyze literary devices in a written or spoken text.
Analyzing Rhetorical Devices
Analyze rhetorical devices in a written or spoken text.
Critical Concepts
Record concepts that are essential to the message of a text.
Evaluating Rhetorical Devices
Evaluate the rhetorical decisions (devices) a speaker/writer makes in a text.
View More
Understanding Vocabulary in Context
Use context clues to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words in a text.
Writing about Rhetorical Devices
Effectively write about rhetorical and literary devices with our IDEA Method.
Writing in the Margins
Think about the text and write ideas in the margin.
RH5
Analyze in detail how a complex primary source
is structured, including how key sentences,
paragraphs, and larger portions of the text
contribute to the whole.
Analyzing Short Story Structure
Analyze the five parts of short story structure with this graphic organizer.
Analyzing Text Structure
Analyze how sentences and paragraphs are structured to communicate an idea.
Investigative Reading
Pause while reading to explore and examine ideas in a text.
Sequence/Process Organizer
Summarize how events, individuals, or ideas develop over time or summarize steps in a process.
Visual Summary
Draw illustrations that represent the main ideas in a text.
RH6
Evaluate authors’ differing points of view on the
same historical event or issue by assessing the
authors’ claims, reasoning, and evidence.
Analyzing a Speech
Engage in rhetorical analysis in order to identify various elements of speech.
Analyzing Author's Point of View
Read deeply to understand how personal experience and beliefs influence an author's point of view.
Analyzing Author's Purpose
Read deeply to understand how context, experience, and topic of a text reveals an author's purpose and point of view.
Analyzing Diction and Tone
Examine the words an author uses in a text to identify his/her tone.
Argument Map
Engage in rhetorical analysis in order to identify various elements of an argument.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RH7
Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of
information presented in diverse formats and media
(e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in
order to address a question or solve a problem.
Analyzing Advertisements
Analyze advertisement to better understand persuasive techniques.
Analyzing Data
Analyze and interpret data in informational texts.
Analyzing Visuals
Analyze visuals in a text to better understand content and author's purpose.
Evaluating Sources
Use this handout to evaluate the credibility of print and online sources.
RH8
Evaluate an author’s premises, claims, and evidence
by corroborating or challenging them with other
information.
Analyzing a Speech
Engage in rhetorical analysis in order to identify various elements of speech.
Analyzing Evidence
Identify evidence in a text and analyze how it is used.
Analyzing Rhetorical Devices
Analyze rhetorical devices in a written or spoken text.
Argument Map
Engage in rhetorical analysis in order to identify various elements of an argument.
Argument Poster
Visually represent the main ideas or central argument in a text.
View More
Evaluating Evidence
Evaluate the effectiveness of a speaker/writer's evidence or supporting details.
Evaluating Rhetorical Devices
Evaluate the rhetorical decisions (devices) a speaker/writer makes in a text.
Identifying Evidence
Locate evidence or supporting details in a text that support authors' claims.
Marking a Text
Identify and isolate essential ideas in a text.
Synthesizing Claims
Synthesize claims in a text in order to understand an author's central claim.
