Oklahoma Social Studies 7.P.4.2

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

• 7.P.4.2.A

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

• 7.P.4.2.B

  Quote, paraphrase, and summarize findings, avoiding plagiarism.

• 7.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 turn a broad social studies topic into a focused research question and a claim they can test. They check different views in written, visual, or audio sources, then present their findings with credited quotes, paraphrases, and summaries.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can narrow a topic such as parks to a question about how a proposed park would affect nearby residents. Their short report uses a council agenda and a resident comment, considers both views, and names sources when quoting or restating ideas.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may write a topic instead of a question, or decide their claim before reading sources. Some swap a few words in a sentence and call it paraphrasing, or think summaries need no source credit.

04

How to Assess It

Hand out a short council agenda item and a resident comment about a park proposal. Ask students to write a focused research question, a testable claim, and one credited paraphrase from each source.

1. 01

   With sticky notes, pairs label evidence and differing views in a printed council agenda and resident comment about a park proposal.

2. 02

   Read a local news article about the proposal, then write a narrower research question and a claim you could test with another source.

3. 03

   Give each group a news paragraph and play quote, paraphrase, summarize: each student writes one version and credits the source.

4. 04

   Use a local council agenda and a news report to draft a 100-word email to a council member that names both sources.

• 6.P.4.2

  The 6th Grade version of this standard.

• 3.P.4.2

  The 3rd Grade version of this standard.

• 4.P.4.2

  The 4th Grade version of this standard.

• 8.P.4.2

  The 8th Grade version of this standard.