Texas TEKS 7.22.B

Social Studies7th GradeSocial studies skills

The Standard

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

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students write about Texas history using their own words. They identify where facts and ideas came from, and use quotation marks when copying exact words.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can paraphrase a source accurately without simply replacing a few words. The student cites quotations, paraphrases, images, and data using the class citation format.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think changing a few words prevents plagiarism. They may list sources at the end but fail to connect citations to specific claims, quotations, images, or data.
How to Assess It: Give students a short source and this prompt: “Write one paraphrased sentence and one direct quotation, then add a citation to each.”

Lesson moves

Give pairs source cards and note cards to match, then have them add quotation marks and citations where needed.
Ask students to write: When does borrowing another person's words become plagiarism, and what should a careful historian do instead?
Run a plagiarism detective game where teams flag copied wording, weak paraphrases, and missing citations, then earn points for corrections.
Have students inspect a local news article and mark how the reporter credits interviews, documents, photographs, and data.

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