Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).

This Common Core Standard is really similar to its fifth grade counterpart (which asks students to compare two individuals, events, or ideas), but this time, instead of two of a kind, students are asked to analyze across categories. For example, students could be asked to look at how Abraham Lincoln influenced the Civil War, or how the Enlightenment led to the American Revolution. Basically, after covering this standard, students should realize that history is interrelated—people, events, and ideas all influence each other.