Idaho Social Studies 6-9.WH.6.1
The Standard
Synthesize evidence from information sources including, but not limited to artifacts, primary and secondary sources, charts, graphs, and/ or images to interpret historical events.
Idaho Content Standards: K-12 Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students compare accounts, images, and numbers about a historical event. They use details from at least two sources to explain what happened, rather than list facts from each source. They notice where sources disagree or leave questions unanswered.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a survivor account, a newspaper report, and a casualty chart, a student can explain why the Triangle factory fire was deadly. They use details from two sources and say what those sources cannot prove.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat one eyewitness account as the full story or assume a photo shows what happened outside its frame. They may also copy facts from two sources without explaining how the facts connect.
How to Assess It
- Give students two notes: 'A survivor reported a locked exit' and 'A newspaper reported 146 deaths.' Ask: What do these sources suggest about the fire's impact and escape problems? Use both details.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs printed survivor testimony and a newspaper report about the Triangle fire; have them cut out details and sort them under 'escape' and 'impact.'
Ask: What does an account of a locked exit explain that a death toll alone cannot?
Play evidence match: give groups photo, testimony, and casualty chart cards; have them choose two cards that support a claim and explain why.
Open an online museum page about the Triangle fire; compare its photo and caption, then name one claim the photo cannot prove.
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