Texas TEKS 7.22

7.22 is a TEKS knowledge and skills statement. These are the student expectations under it.

• 7.22.A

  use social studies terminology correctly

• 7.22.B

  use effective written communication skills, including proper citations and avoiding plagiarism

• 7.22.C

  create written, oral, and visual presentations of social studies information

• 7.22.D

  apply foundational language skills to engage in civil discourse about social studies topics, including those with multiple perspectives.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students explain ideas about Texas history using accurate terms, clear writing, spoken points, and useful visuals. They credit sources, paraphrase instead of copying, and respond respectfully to different views.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can create a short, organized presentation with accurate vocabulary, readable visuals, and complete citations. During discussion, the student supports claims with evidence and challenges ideas without attacking people.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think changing a few words removes the need for a citation, or that listing a source makes copied wording acceptable. They may misuse historical terms, overload slides with text, or mistake respectful disagreement for simple agreement.

04

How to Assess It

Give students a short source and a claim. Ask them to write a three-sentence response that paraphrases evidence, cites the source, uses one historical term, and answers an opposing view respectfully.

1. 01

   Give groups source cards, chart paper, and markers, then have them create a cited cause-and-effect poster about a Texas event.

2. 02

   Ask whether Texas leaders should have supported annexation, then require each student to cite evidence and answer one opposing view respectfully.

3. 03

   Play Citation Repair: teams correct missing authors, copied wording, and incomplete source entries on prepared cards.

4. 04

   Compare a museum exhibit panel with a social media history post, then identify which communicates evidence more clearly and why.

• 8.30

  The 8th Grade version of this standard.

• 4.21

  The 4th Grade version of this standard.

• 2.16

  The 2nd Grade version of this standard.

• 3.15

  The 3rd Grade version of this standard.