Oklahoma Social Studies 6.P.4.2

6.P.4.2 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• 6.P.4.2.A

  Refine and formulate viable research questions related to social studies investigations, using well- developed theses or claims.

• 6.P.4.2.B

  Quote, paraphrase, and summarize findings, avoiding plagiarism.

• 6.P.4.2.C

  Organize and create presentations or products using research from a variety of formats and encompassing different points of view.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students narrow a social studies topic to a question they can answer with sources. They use different kinds of sources and viewpoints to support a claim. They quote, paraphrase, and summarize findings with source credit in a written product.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can turn “the Silk Road” into “How did Silk Road trade affect merchants and oasis towns?” Their written response makes a clear claim, uses a map and written accounts from different viewpoints, and credits each source.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may treat a topic like “the Silk Road” as a research question or make a claim too broad to prove. They may copy without quotation marks, change only a few words and call it a paraphrase, or use sources that all share one viewpoint.

04

How to Assess It

Put two practice source cards on the board: “Merchant: More travelers bought my cloth” and “Resident: Food cost more when caravans arrived.” Ask students to write a focused question, a claim, and two credited paraphrases showing both viewpoints.

1. 01

   Pairs mark trade routes on a Silk Road map, then sort two source cards into benefits, costs, or both.

2. 02

   Have students answer whether Silk Road trade benefited everyone equally, citing one merchant detail and one town resident detail.

3. 03

   Run a source-credit relay: teams turn one source paragraph into a short quote, paraphrase, and summary, crediting the author each time.

4. 04

   Have students compare the cafeteria menu with two classmates’ views on meal choices, then write a question and a claim.

• 7.P.4.2

  The 7th Grade version of this standard.

• WG.P.4.2

  Engage in authentic research to acquire, refine, and share knowledge through written presentations and products.

• OKH.P.4.2

  Engage in authentic research to acquire, refine, and share knowledge through written presentations and products.

• 8.P.4.2

  The 8th Grade version of this standard.