Oklahoma Social Studies TOT.P.3.1

TOT.P.3.1 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• TOT.P.3.1.A

  Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, evaluating features such as author, date, and origin of information.

• TOT.P.3.1.B

  Analyze information from visual, oral, digital, and interactive texts (e.g., maps, charts, images, political cartoons, videos, artwork) in order to draw conclus...

01

What Students Need to Do

Students read accounts and examine images or maps to answer a historical question. They check who made each source, when, and where its information came from. They use details from more than one source to support a claim.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student quotes a relevant line from an account and cites a detail from a map or photo. They explain what each source can show, what it cannot, and whether the sources agree.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may treat a vivid quote as proof of a broad claim. They may assume a photo shows the whole story, or overlook when and why a source was made.

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How to Assess It

Give students a short Dust Bowl farmer account and a dated, captioned photo. Ask: What do these sources show about life during dust storms? Quote the account, cite one photo detail, and name one limit of either source.

1. 01

   Give groups a Dust Bowl photo, drought map, and farmer account; have them sort details into evidence for causes and evidence for effects.

2. 02

   Ask: Did drought alone cause the Dust Bowl? Write a claim using a farmer account and drought map, and explain one source's limit.

3. 03

   Play source match: students pair Dust Bowl claims with evidence cards, then check each card's author and date before keeping it.

4. 04

   Compare a current U.S. Drought Monitor map with a news report on drought; check dates and explain whether the map supports the headline.

• 2.P.3.1

  Comprehend, evaluate, and synthesize textual sources to acquire and refine knowledge in the social studies.

• 6.P.3.1

  Comprehend, evaluate, and synthesize textual sources to acquire and refine knowledge in the social studies.

• 1.P.3.1

  Comprehend, evaluate, and synthesize textual sources to acquire and refine knowledge in the social studies.

• 5.P.3.1

  Comprehend, evaluate, and synthesize textual sources to acquire and refine knowledge in the social studies.