CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.7
The Standard
Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies 6—12
What This Standard Means
Students need to read a history or social studies text and use visuals as evidence, not decoration. They should pull information from maps, photos, charts, graphs, or short videos, then connect it to what the text says.
Mastery looks like a student explaining how the visual adds, supports, or changes their understanding of the topic. Students often get stuck by describing the picture only, skipping labels and captions, or copying facts from the text without linking them to the visual.
Ways to Teach It
- Give pairs a short article and a map, then have them annotate three places where the map confirms or adds to the article.
- Ask students to write: What does the visual show that the paragraph does not say directly?
- Show a photo with its caption covered, then ask students to list two facts they can prove and one question they still have.
- Use a current weather map and a short news report, then have students explain how both sources help people make travel decisions.
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