MEETS IDAHO CONTENT AND
COMMON CORE STANDARDS
The lesson meets Idaho Content Standards Grade 6-12 U.S. History I Standard 1: History Goals and Objectives and Idaho State Department of Education Content and Curriculum Standards for Social Studies:
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6-12.USH1.1.3.2-Explain how and why events may be interpreted differently according to the points of view of participants and observers.
6-12USH1.1.5.1-Examine the development of diverse cultures in what is now the United States.
(https://www.sde.idaho.gov/academic/shared/social-studies/ICS-Social-Studies.pdf)
KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS:
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12-1-Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, connecting insights gained from specific details to an understanding of the text as a whole.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12-2-Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.
CRAFT AND STRUCTURE:
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12-3-Evaluate various explanations for actions or events and determine which explanation best accords with textual evidence, acknowledging where the text leaves matters uncertain.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12-5-Analyze in detail how a complex primary source is structured, including how key sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text contribute to the whole.
INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS:
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12-7-Integrate and evaluate sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12-8-Evaluate an author’s premises, claims, and evidence by corroborating or challenging them with other information.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12-9-Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event, noting discrepancies among sources.
RANGE OF READING AND LEVEL OF TEXT COMPLEXITY:
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.10-By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.