Oklahoma Social Studies 7.P.3.1.A
The Standard
- 7.P.3
- Engage in critical, active reading of primary and secondary sources related to social studies concepts.
- 7.P.3.1
- Comprehend, evaluate, and synthesize textual sources to acquire and refine knowledge in the social studies.
Paraphrase the main idea and cite evidence from primary and secondary sources; provide an accurate summary of a source distinct from prior knowledge or opinion.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 7.P.3.1
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students read an original document and a later account. They state each source's main idea in their own words and cite a detail that supports it. Their summaries stick to what the sources say.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can summarize a statehood proclamation and a textbook account without copying either one. They can point to a specific line that supports each summary and leave out outside facts and opinions.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may copy a sentence and call it a paraphrase. They may add facts they remember but cannot find in the source. They may mistake their opinion about an event for the source's main idea.
How to Assess It
- Give students a numbered excerpt from the 1907 Oklahoma statehood proclamation and a short textbook paragraph. Ask them to write one sentence summarizing each source and cite a supporting line or phrase.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Print the proclamation excerpt and textbook paragraph; students highlight each main idea in blue and one supporting detail in yellow.
Ask: "What does the proclamation say happened, and which phrase supports your answer? What would count as your opinion instead?"
Give pairs six cards with copied lines, paraphrases, opinions, and outside facts; have them sort the cards using the two passages.
Bring school board minutes and a news recap of the same meeting; students summarize each and underline one supporting detail.
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- 2.P.3.1.A
Summarize the main idea and locate supporting details of a text (e.g., primary and secondary sources).
- 3.P.3.1.A
Summarize the main idea and locate supporting details of a text (e.g., primary and secondary sources).
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