Oklahoma Social Studies 3.P.2.2.A
The Standard
- 3.P.2
- Use interdisciplinary tools to acquire, apply, and evaluate content understanding of the four strands of social studies.
- 3.P.2.2
- Develop skills which demonstrate an understanding of historical events and the people who shaped our history.
Explain the difference between a primary and secondary source of information; gather basic information (i.e., author, date, facts).
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 3.P.2.2
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students tell whether a source is an original record or an account based on other sources. They find who made it, when it was made, and a fact it gives.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student explains why an event flyer is an original record and a later summary is not. They name the creator and date shown on each and pull out one fact without guessing at missing details.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think every old source is primary and every new source is secondary. They may mistake the date of an event for the date a source was made.
How to Assess It
- Show students a school concert flyer and a later summary of it, both labeled with a creator and date. Ask them to label each type of source, list its creator and date, and copy one fact from each.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a labeled event flyer and a labeled later summary of it; have them circle the creator, date, and one fact on each.
Ask, 'Could a new interview with a grandparent be a primary source? Explain who witnessed the event and what the interview records.'
Play source match with printed cards: pair a diary entry with its later retelling, then explain which gives firsthand information.
Use today's cafeteria menu and a partner's written summary of it to identify an original record and a secondhand account.
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Related Standards
- 1.P.2.2.A
Identify a primary source of information and with support, gather basic information (i.e., author, date, facts).
- 4.P.2.2.A
Compare and analyze primary and secondary sources from the past and present, including the intended audience and author’s purpose.
- 2.P.2.2.A
The 2nd Grade version of this standard.
- K.P.2.2.A
Identify a primary source of information and with support, gather basic information (i.e., author, date, facts).
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