CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.9
The Standard
Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event, noting discrepancies among sources.
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 build one clear account of a historical event or idea by using several sources, not just one textbook summary. They should pull facts, claims, dates, perspectives, images, charts, and eyewitness details together, then explain how the pieces fit.
Mastery looks like a student saying, “These sources agree on the outcome, but they disagree about the cause,” and using evidence to support that judgment. Students often get stuck treating every source as equally reliable, copying facts without connecting them, or ignoring contradictions because they feel messy.
Ways to Teach It
- Give groups a speech excerpt, newspaper article, photo, and textbook passage, then have them build one timeline with color-coded source notes.
- Ask students to write: Which two sources disagree most, and what might explain the difference?
- Use an exit ticket with three boxes: agreement, discrepancy, and my best current explanation.
- Compare news coverage of the same current event from two outlets and one government or nonprofit source.
Before This Standard
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