Oklahoma Social Studies 2.C.2.6.D
The Standard
- 2.C.2
- Examine the history of significant events and individuals who impacted our nation and the world.
- 2.C.2.6
- Research biographies of notable Americans who exhibited patriotism and civic virtues by describing how each individual contributed to the welfare and betterment of the nation.
Public Service (e.g., Harriet Tubman, Clara Barton, Theodore Roosevelt, Mary McLeod Bethune).
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 2.C.2.6
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students describe how people have helped others through public service. They tell what Harriet Tubman or Clara Barton did and who they helped.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student explains that Harriet Tubman guided enslaved people to freedom. They can also explain that Clara Barton helped wounded soldiers. They describe these actions as service to others, not just reasons the people are famous.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think public service means only working for the government. They may mix up Tubman's work helping enslaved people with Barton's work helping wounded soldiers.
How to Assess It
- Ask students: “Choose Harriet Tubman or Clara Barton. What did this person do to help others, and whom did they help?”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Fold a paper in half and draw Tubman guiding people to freedom on one side and Barton helping wounded soldiers on the other.
Ask students to write one sentence answering: “How did Harriet Tubman help people who needed her?”
Play a matching game with name cards and action cards, then ask students to explain each match.
Show a picture of a school nurse and ask how the nurse's work is like Clara Barton's work.
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Related Standards
- 5.C.4.5.C
military service (e.g., Nathan Hale, John Paul Jones, Daniel Morgan, Ethan Allen, Nathanael Greene, Benedict Arnold, Marquis de Lafayette)
- 1.C.1.6.D
Public Service (e.g., Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, James Madison).
- 2.C.2.6.B
Military Service (e.g., Davy Crockett, General Dwight Eisenhower, General Colin Powell)
- 2.C.2.6.A
Leadership (e.g., Abraham Lincoln, Chief Joseph, Rosa Parks, Cesar Chavez)
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