Oklahoma Social Studies WG.P.4.2.C

Social StudiesGrades 9–12Social Studies Practices

The Standard

WG.P.4: Develop a variety of evidence-based written products designed for multiple purposes.
WG.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) · WG.P.4.2

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students research a geographic issue and make a presentation or product for a named audience. They choose evidence, explain what it shows, and use words and visuals their audience can follow.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can make a clear claim, support it with relevant research, and explain the link. Their slide, poster, or handout names its sources and fits its audience.
Common Misconceptions: Students may paste facts onto slides without explaining how the facts support a point. They may use the same vocabulary for sixth graders and city planners, or add maps without labels or sources.
How to Assess It: Give students two short source excerpts about coastal flooding. Ask: “Draft one slide for sixth graders with a claim, one cited fact, and a sentence explaining how the fact supports your claim.”

Lesson moves

Give pairs a printed flood map and sea level graph; have them make a paper poster for sixth graders with one claim and cited evidence.
Ask: “How would your coastal flooding slide change for sixth graders versus city planners, and why?”
Have pairs sort six coastal flooding evidence cards into “use” and “skip” for a city council briefing, then defend two choices.
Use a local flood-risk map to write a three-sentence advisory for residents that cites the map and explains one risk.

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