Oklahoma Social Studies USG.P.4.2.C

Social StudiesGrades 9–12Social Studies Practices

The Standard

USG.P.4: Develop a variety of evidence-based written products designed for multiple purposes.
USG.P.4.2: Engage in authentic research to acquire, refine, and share knowledge through written presentations and products.

Construct presentations or products for a designated audience, using research and reasoning to enhance understanding of a topic or issue.

Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · USG.P.4.2

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students make a presentation or product for a specific audience. They choose sources, use facts from them, and explain how those facts support their point.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can give school board members a clear recommendation on start times. They cite research, explain how it supports their recommendation, and address a concern the board might have.
Common Misconceptions: Students often put facts on slides without saying what the facts prove. They may use a personal story as their only evidence or give the same pitch to classmates and school board members.
How to Assess It: Give students a first-period tardy chart and a short sleep-study summary. Ask for a three-sentence recommendation to school board members that cites both sources and explains how one fact supports the recommendation.

Lesson moves

Give pairs a printed tardy chart and sleep-study summary; have them sort evidence cards and build a poster for school board members.
Ask, “Which fact about later start times would persuade school board members, and why?” Have students defend one choice aloud.
Run a two-minute pitch swap: pairs trade draft slides, mark one unclear claim and one unsupported reason, then revise.
Print the district’s public comment rules; have students write a 60-second comment on start times using a cited fact from the sleep-study summary.

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