Oklahoma Social Studies 8.P.4

8.P.4 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• 8.P.4.1

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

• 8.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...

• 8.P.4.1.B

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

• 8.P.4.2

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

• 8.P.4.2.A

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

• 8.P.4.2.B

  Quote, paraphrase, and summarize findings, avoiding plagiarism.

• 8.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 social studies topic into a focused research question. They gather facts from credible sources, put findings in their own words, and cite sources. They write an organized explanation or argument and share their findings in writing or a presentation.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can ask how westward expansion affected settlers and Native nations, then support an answer with details from two cited sources. They can paraphrase accurately, organize paragraphs around a claim, and address a competing view with evidence.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may list facts without explaining how those facts support a claim. They may change a few words and call it a paraphrase, omit citations for paraphrases, or dismiss an opposing view without evidence.

04

How to Assess It

Hand out two labeled textbook excerpts, one on settlers and one on Native nations during westward expansion. Ask students to state a claim about its effects, cite a paraphrased fact from each excerpt, and name an opposing view.

1. 01

   Give pairs two printed accounts of westward expansion; have them cut out evidence, sort it by viewpoint, and label each piece with its source.

2. 02

   Ask, 'How did the Homestead Act affect settlers and Native nations differently?' Have students draft a research question that another source could answer.

3. 03

   Play paraphrase or copy: show three rewrites of one source sentence, then have teams pick the true paraphrase and add a citation.

4. 04

   Read a school handbook rule and interview two classmates; write a cited letter to the principal proposing a change and addressing one objection.

• 5.P.4

  The 5th Grade version of this standard.

• 2.P.4

  The 2nd Grade version of this standard.

• 1.P.4

  The 1st Grade version of this standard.

• 4.P.4

  The 4th Grade version of this standard.