Oklahoma Social Studies AWH.P.3.1.A
The Standard
- AWH.P.3.1
- Comprehend, evaluate, and synthesize textual sources to acquire and refine knowledge in the social studies.
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, evaluating features such as author, date, and origin of information.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · AWH.P.3.1
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students read a firsthand account and a later account about the same event. They use exact words from each source to support a claim. They check who wrote each source, when, and where it appeared.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student chooses a quote that directly supports a claim, not just a line about the topic. They explain how the writer, date, and publication affect what each source can tell us.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat a firsthand account as automatically accurate or a later account as automatically biased. They may choose a dramatic quote that does not prove their claim, or confuse the publication date with the date of the event.
How to Assess It
- Hand out a bylined 1911 newspaper report on the Triangle fire and a later textbook paragraph. Ask: “Which source best shows what people knew at the time? Quote one line and explain how the author, date, and publication support your choice.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Pairs highlight a 1911 Triangle fire news report and a textbook paragraph, then label each source’s author, date, and publisher.
Ask students to write: How do the news report and textbook describe the fire differently, and what quote proves it?
Teams draw claim cards about the Triangle fire and match each claim to a supporting quote from the two sources.
Students compare two printed news reports on a local event, noting bylines and dates before quoting lines that support or challenge one claim.
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