Oklahoma Social Studies USH.P.4.1

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

• USH.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...

• USH.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 summarize and paraphrase historical sources without copying them. They write informative pieces with a thesis and argumentative pieces with a clear claim and an opposing view. They use evidence from more than one source, cite it, and organize their work for readers or listeners.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can explain a historical question in a clear essay or presentation. Each main point uses relevant evidence from credible sources, with citations that let a reader find it. An argument addresses an opposing claim rather than ignoring it.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may change a few words from a source and call it a paraphrase. They may add a citation to a paragraph without showing which claim the source supports. Some state a preference as a claim but give no evidence or reply to an opposing view.

04

How to Assess It

Give students short excerpts from an FDR speech and a 1930s critique of the New Deal. Ask: “Did the New Deal expand federal responsibility? Write a claim, paraphrase one detail from each excerpt, cite both by title, and name one opposing view.”

1. 01

   Print a WPA photo, an FDR speech excerpt, and a 1937 unemployment chart; have pairs sort them by claims each could support.

2. 02

   Ask, “Did the New Deal end the Depression?” Have students write a claim, an opposing claim, and a reply using two sources.

3. 03

   Run a citation relay: teams paraphrase three New Deal fact cards, cite each card’s title, then swap papers to check accuracy.

4. 04

   Compare a city council agenda with its meeting minutes; write a cited paragraph explaining what officials proposed and what they approved.

• 4.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...

• 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...