Oklahoma Social Studies TOT.P.1.1.C

Social StudiesGrades 9–12Social Studies Practices

The Standard

TOT.P.1.1: Demonstrate an understanding of the virtue of civil discourse to analyze and address real- world problems.

Gather and evaluate information regarding complex problems, assessing individual and collective actions taken to address them.

Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · TOT.P.1.1

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students gather accounts, records, and data about a problem such as Flint's water crisis. They check who made each source, when it was made, and what it can show. They compare actions by residents and officials, then look for evidence of results.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student uses dated water tests and resident accounts without treating either as the whole story. They compare a household filter with pipe replacement and explain what evidence would show whether each helped.
Common Misconceptions: Students may treat one resident's account as proof of water quality across the city. They may assume that handing out filters solved the problem, or confuse a planned pipe replacement with a completed one.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: A resident says a filter changed her water's taste; a city report shows lower lead readings after pipe replacement. Ask which claim supports safer water, which action reaches more homes, and one limit of each claim.

Lesson moves

Pairs sort printed Flint water tests, resident quotes, and city updates into problem, action, and result piles, then circle each source's date.
Have students write: Which helps more people, a home filter or lead pipe replacement, and what result would support your answer?
Play source referee: read four Flint claims aloud, then students hold up evidence, opinion, or missing proof cards and explain one choice.
Read the local utility's annual water report and identify a contaminant, its measured level, and who could act if levels rose.

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