Oklahoma Social Studies 4.P.3.2

4.P.3.2 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• 4.P.3.2.A

  Determine an author’s purpose and draw conclusions to evaluate how well the author’s purpose was achieved.

• 4.P.3.2.B

  Distinguish fact from opinion in nonfiction text and investigate facts for accuracy.

• 4.P.3.2.C

  Engage in collaborative discussions about appropriate topics and texts, expressing ideas clearly to others in group and whole class settings.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students read nonfiction accounts and work out why each writer wrote them. They separate facts from opinions, check a claim in another source, and discuss what the evidence shows.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can name a writer’s goal and point to words that do or do not help meet it. They can check a date in another source and explain their conclusion to a group.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may call a claim an opinion because they doubt it. They may treat a confident claim as proven or assume two writers will describe the same event in the same way.

04

How to Assess It

Display a mock flyer: “Our town library opened in 1912; it is the best place to spend Saturday, so visit today!” Ask students to name the writer’s goal, mark one fact and one opinion, name a source to check the year, and explain whether the words meet the goal.

1. 01

   Give pairs a park flyer and a resident’s letter about the park; have them highlight each writer’s claims and reasons.

2. 02

   Read both park texts aloud and ask, “Which writer makes a stronger case, and which words support your answer?”

3. 03

   Put six sentences from a local history article on cards; have pairs sort facts from opinions, then check one fact in another source.

4. 04

   Compare a museum event flyer with its online calendar; check the date and decide whether the flyer gives enough detail to plan a visit.

• 7.P.3.2

  The 7th Grade version of this standard.

• 6.P.3.2

  The 6th Grade version of this standard.

• 5.P.3.2

  The 5th Grade version of this standard.

• 3.P.3.2

  The 3rd Grade version of this standard.