Oklahoma Social Studies 7.P.4.1

7.P.4.1 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• 7.P.4.1.A

  Compose informative essays and other written products using and citing evidence (e.g. facts, examples, details) from multiple sources and maintaining an organiz...

• 7.P.4.1.B

  Compose argumentative written products by introducing a claim, recognizing an opposing viewpoint, and organizing evidence and reasoning from credible sources.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students summarize information from social studies sources in their own words and cite where it came from. They use evidence from multiple sources to organize an essay, research project, or presentation. When arguing a position, they give reasons and address an opposing view.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can explain why families left the Dust Bowl region using accurate paraphrases and citations from two sources. They can also make a claim about government aid, support it with evidence, and respond to a fair objection. Their paragraphs or slides follow a clear order.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may change a few words from a source and call it a paraphrase. They may list facts without explaining how those facts support their claim, or cite a website homepage instead of the source they used. They may ignore an opposing view or make it sound weaker than it is.

04

How to Assess It

Give students two short, labeled source excerpts with different views on aid to Dust Bowl farmers. Ask for a four-sentence response with a claim, a paraphrased citation from each source, and a reply to the opposing view.

1. 01

   Give pairs a Dust Bowl photo caption, farm interview, and rainfall chart to sort by the claims each source supports.

2. 02

   Ask, “Should the government have paid farmers to change farming methods during the Dust Bowl?” Have students write a claim and answer one objection.

3. 03

   Play citation match: students pair six paraphrased Dust Bowl facts with numbered source cards, then fix two examples that copy source wording.

4. 04

   Use a local council budget page and meeting agenda to draft a letter about one proposed expense, citing both and acknowledging another view.

• OKH.P.4.1

  Summarize and paraphrase, integrate evidence, and cite sources to create written products, research projects, and presentations for multiple purposes related to...

• MWH.P.4.1

  Summarize and paraphrase, integrate evidence, and cite sources to create written products, research projects, and presentations for multiple purposes related to...

• 1.P.4.1

  The 1st Grade version of this standard.

• WG.P.4.1

  Summarize and paraphrase, integrate evidence, and cite sources to create written products, research projects, and presentations for multiple purposes related to...