Indiana Social Studies 2.H.7
The Standard
Read about and summarize historical community events using a variety of resources (e.g., the library, digital media, print media).
2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students read about a past event in their community using sources such as a book, article, or photo. They tell what happened in their own words and use details from the sources.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can name the event, say when it happened, and explain what took place. Their short summary includes accurate details from more than one source.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may assume a photo shows when or why an event happened, even when it has no caption. They may copy lines from an article instead of summarizing in their own words.
How to Assess It
- Give students a short article and a dated photo of the same local event. Ask: “In two sentences, tell what happened and give one detail you learned from each source.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a newspaper clipping and photo of one local event; have them sort details under who, what, when, and where.
After reading a local history book page, ask: “What happened, and which sentence helped you know?”
Play fact or guess: read three claims about an event, and have students point to evidence for each fact.
Read a library webpage about a past event near the school, then mark its location on a neighborhood map.
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