CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.1

ELAGrades 9–10Key Ideas and Details

The Standard

Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information.

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 make a claim about a historical source and back it up with exact words, facts, or details from the text. They also need to notice who made the source, when it was made, where it came from, and how that affects what it says.

Mastery looks like a student choosing strong evidence, explaining how it supports the claim, and using source details to judge reliability or point of view. Students often get stuck by quoting without explaining, picking vague evidence, or ignoring date and origin when the source clearly has a perspective.

Ways to Teach It

  • Give pairs a wartime poster and a textbook paragraph, then have them label claim, evidence, date, origin, and possible bias.
  • Ask students to write: Which source is more trustworthy for this question, and what details from the source prove your answer?
  • Use an exit ticket with one claim and two source excerpts, asking students to choose the stronger evidence and explain why.
  • Show a current news article and an old photograph of the same event, then compare how origin and date shape the message.

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Standard text verified against corestandards.org on July 10, 2026.

Page updated July 10, 2026.

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