Grades 3-5
Content Standards Covered
Common Core Standards
Grade 3: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.2; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.9; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.2
Grade 4: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.1; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.2; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.9; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.4.2
Grade 5: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.1; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.2; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.7; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.9; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.2
Maine Learning Results:
Aligns with 3-5 history standard: Students draw on concepts and processes using primary and secondary sources from history to develop historical perspective and understand issues of continuity and change in the community, Maine, the United States, and world.
Common Core Standards
Grade 3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.2
Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.9
Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.2
Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Grade 4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.1
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.2
Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.9
Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.4.2
Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Grade 5
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.1
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.2
Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.7
Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.9
Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.2
Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Maine Learning Results
Strand and Standard Information:
Social Studies, Grade 3 – History: Students draw on concepts and processes using primary and secondary sources from history to develop historical perspective and understand issues of continuity and change in the community, Maine, the United States, and world.
- History 1: Students understand various major eras in the history of the community, Maine, and the United States by explaining that history includes the study of past human experience based on available evidence from a variety of primary and secondary sources. Students make real or simulated decisions related to the local community or civic organizations by applying appropriate and relevant social studies knowledge and skills, including research skills, and other relevant information.
Grades 6-8
Content Standards Covered
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.1; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.2; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.6; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.7
Maine Learning Results Strand and Standard:
Social Studies, Grades 6-8: History 1 – F1, F2, D1, D2
Common Core
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.6
Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author’s point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.7
Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.
Maine Learning Results
Strand and Standard Information:
Social Studies, Grades 6-8 – History: Students draw on concepts and processes using primary and secondary sources from history to develop historical perspective and understand issues of continuity and change in the community, Maine, the United States, and world.
- History 1: Students understand major eras, major enduring themes, and historic influences in the history of Maine, the United States, and various regions of the world by:
- (F1) Explaining that history includes the study of past human experience based on available evidence from a variety of primary and secondary sources; and explaining how history can help one better understand and make informed decisions about the present and future.
- (F2) Identifying major historical eras, major enduring themes, turning points, events, consequences, and people in the history of Maine, the United States and various regions of the world.
- (D1) Analyzing interpretations of historical events that are based on different perspectives and evidence from primary and secondary sources.
- (D2) Analyzing major historical eras, major enduring themes, turning points, events, consequences, and people in the history of Maine, the United States and various regions of the world.
Grades 9-12
Content Standards Covered
Common Core Standards:
9-10: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.1; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.2; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.6
11-12: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.1; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.2; CCSS.ELA-
LITERACY.RH.11-12.6; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.7
Maine Learning Results Strand and Standard:
Social Studies, Grades 9-12: History 1 – F1, F2, D1
Common Core Standards
9-10
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.6
Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they treat the same or similar topics, including which details they include and emphasize in their respective accounts.
11-12
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.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.6
Evaluate authors’ differing points of view on the same historical event or issue by assessing the authors’ claims, reasoning, and evidence.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.7
Integrate and evaluate multiple 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.
Maine Learning Results
Strand and Standard Information:
Social Studies, Grades 9-12 – History: Students draw on concepts and processes using primary and secondary sources from history to develop historical perspective and understand issues of continuity and change in the community, Maine, the United States, and world.
- History 1: Students understand major eras, major enduring themes, and historic influences in United States and world history, including the roots of democratic philosophy, ideals, and institutions in the world by:
- (F1) By explaining that history includes the study of the past based on the examination of a variety of primary and secondary sources and how history can help one better understand and make informed decisions about the present and future.
- (F2) Analyzing and critiquing major historical eras: major enduring themes, turning points, events, consequences, and people in the history of the United States and the implications for the present and future.
- (D1) Analyzing and critiquing varying interpretations of historic people, issues, or events, and explain how evidence from primary and secondary sources is used to support and/or refute different interpretations.
Freedom & Captivity Primary Source Sets developed in collaboration between the Maine State Archives, Maine State Library, and Maine State Museum.