Oklahoma Social Studies OKH.P.4.1

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

• OKH.P.4.1.A

  Compose informative essays and written products, developing a thesis, citing and incorporating evidence from multiple sources and maintaining an organized, form...

• OKH.P.4.1.B

  Compose argumentative written products, including a precise claim as distinguished from opposing claims, organizing logical reasoning, and providing credible ev...

01

What Students Need to Do

Students put source ideas into their own words and cite where they came from. They use evidence from several sources to write an organized explanation or defend a claim against another view. They can also present their findings aloud.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student states a focused thesis or claim. Each paragraph uses relevant facts from at least two sources, cites them, and explains how they support the point. In an argument, the student describes an opposing claim fairly and answers it with evidence.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may change a few words in a source and call it a paraphrase. They may list facts without explaining how those facts support their point, or put sources in a bibliography but not cite them in the writing. Some treat an opposing claim as a weaker version of their own.

04

How to Assess It

Give students the Equal Protection Clause and a short excerpt from the Plessy majority opinion. Ask for a claim about how the texts differ, one paraphrased detail from each, and citations to both texts.

1. 01

   Print a farmer's Dust Bowl oral history and a government drought report; pairs highlight claims and attach sticky notes with paraphrased evidence and citations.

2. 02

   After reading both Dust Bowl accounts, ask: 'Why did families leave Oklahoma, and what does each account help you understand?'

3. 03

   Give pairs four paraphrases and four Dust Bowl source cards; have them match each paraphrase to its source and write a citation.

4. 04

   Compare a school board agenda with a local news report about the same vote, then write a two-paragraph recommendation citing both.

• 6.P.4.1

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

• TOT.P.4.1

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

• 3.P.4.1

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

• 2.P.4.1

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