Oklahoma Social Studies 4.P.4.2.B

Social Studies4th GradeSocial Studies Practices

The Standard

4.P.4: Develop a variety of evidence-based written products designed for multiple purposes.
4.P.4.2: Engage in authentic research to acquire, refine, and share knowledge through written presentations and products.

Organize information from research, quoting accurately from the source and avoiding plagiarism.

Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 4.P.4.2

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students gather facts from sources and group them under headings. They copy quotes exactly, put other ideas in their own words, and record where each fact came from.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student makes a note chart with clear headings and source names beside the facts. Their quotes match the source exactly, and their paraphrases do not copy its sentences.
Common Misconceptions: Students may change just one or two words and think the sentence is their own. They may forget quotation marks or copy a quote inaccurately.
How to Assess It: Display a four-sentence paragraph from a class textbook. Ask students to write one exact quote and one paraphrase under a heading, with the textbook title beside each.

Lesson moves

Give pairs a textbook page and sticky notes; have them group facts under headings and mark copied words with quotation marks and page numbers.
Show a source sentence beside a near-copy; ask, 'Why is changing two words not enough, and how would you fix it?'
Play Quote or Paraphrase with one source sentence and three note cards: an exact quote, a paraphrase, and a near-copy.
Print an Oklahoma state park webpage; students make a visitor fact sheet with two headings, one exact quote, and a source credit.

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