---
title: "L11-12RHSS4: Vocabulary in Historical Texts (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: L11-12RHSS4
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, L11-12RHSS4
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - high-school
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# L11-12RHSS4: Vocabulary in Historical Texts

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).

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/high-school.md

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.