Social Studies

Appendix A Social Studies Practices Progression: Grades 4-5

Oklahoma Academic Standards · Oklahoma 2019

61 standards
  • SOC.4-5.1(Practice)

    Engage in Democratic Processes

    • SOC.4-5.1.A

      demonstrate an understanding of the virtues that citizens should use when interacting with each other and the virtues that guide official government institutions.

      • SOC.4-5.1.A.4-5.1

        Identify democratic principles in historic documents and describe examples of civic virtues and democratic principles at work in state and national settings.

      • SOC.4-5.1.A.4-5.2

        Compare the experiences that form student’s and other’s points of view about civic issues.

    • SOC.4-5.1.B

      demonstrate an understanding of the important institutions of their society and the principles that these institutions are intended to reflect.

      • SOC.4-5.1.B.4-5.1

        Explain the structure, responsibilities, and powers exercised by national officials of the branches of the United States government.

      • SOC.4-5.1.B.4-5.2

        Explain ways in which informed and responsible citizens can and should participate in state and national government.

      • SOC.4-5.1.B.4-5.3

        Examine the purposes of government and laws, as stated in the Constitution of the United States.

      • SOC.4-5.1.B.4-5.4

        Explain how laws are made in a democratic society to protect individual freedoms.

    • SOC.4-5.1.C

      demonstrate understanding of the processes and rules by which groups of people make decisions, govern themselves, and address public problems.

      • SOC.4-5.1.C.4-5.1

        Explain how laws have changed society in the past and present.

      • SOC.4-5.1.C.4-5.2

        Use a range of democratic procedures to discuss and make decisions about real-world problems in the community, region, and nation.

  • SOC.4-5.2(Practice)

    Analyze and Address Authentic Civic Issues

    • SOC.4-5.2.A

      develop skills and practices which demonstrate an understanding that historical inquiry is based on the analysis and evaluation of evidence and its credibility.

      • SOC.4-5.2.A.4-5.1

        Create and explore essential questions that are important to others, as well as enduring across the social studies disciplines.

      • SOC.4-5.2.A.4-5.2

        Identify concepts and ideas from discipline-based compelling and supporting questions that are open to different interpretations.

      • SOC.4-5.2.A.4-5.3

        Demonstrate depth of knowledge by developing, exploring, and answering various levels of open-ended questions frequently.

    • SOC.4-5.2.B

      demonstrate the ability to investigate problems taking into consideration multiple points of view represented in arguments, structure of an explanation and other sources.

      • SOC.4-5.2.B.4-5.1

        Explain the challenges people have faced and the strategies used to address local, regional, or national historical problems.

      • SOC.4-5.2.B.4-5.2

        Reinforce understanding of social studies content through teacher-led investigations and the completion of authentic tasks and assessments.

  • SOC.4-5.3(Practice)

    Acquire, Apply, and Evaluate Evidence

    • SOC.4-5.3.A

      develop skills and practices which demonstrate an understanding that historical inquiry is based on the analysis and evaluation of evidence and its credibility.

      • SOC.4-5.3.A.4-5.1

        Gather, compare, and analyze information between primary and secondary sources about the past and present.

      • SOC.4-5.3.A.4-5.2

        Identify the intended audience and purpose of an historical primary source from information found within the source itself.

      • SOC.4-5.3.A.4-5.3

        Describe the similarities and differences between multiple historical or contemporary primary sources and their relationships to historical events.

      • SOC.4-5.3.A.4-5.4

        Create timelines to identify multiple causes and effects from given information.

      • SOC.4-5.3.A.4-5.5

        Explain multiple causes and effects of events and developments of the past or present.

      • SOC.4-5.3.A.4-5.6

        Describe the specific contributions of individuals and groups who have shaped significant historical changes in regional and national events.

      • SOC.4-5.3.A.4-5.7

        Compare perspectives of individuals and groups during the same historical period.

    • SOC.4-5.3.B

      demonstrate an understanding of geographic concepts and develop mastery of geographic tools and ways of thinking in order to become geographically informed.

      • SOC.4-5.3.B.4-5.1

        Answer geographic questions by organizing geographic information about regions of the United States from historical as well as contemporary perspectives.

      • SOC.4-5.3.B.4-5.2

        Create and use maps, data graphs and charts, photographs, and other geographic representations to explain spatial relationships of physical and human places.

      • SOC.4-5.3.B.4-5.3

        Analyze the impact of human and physical features of the Earth by drawing conclusions from digital representations, such as aerial photographs and satellite images of our nation and its regions.

      • SOC.4-5.3.B.4-5.4

        Explain how culture, political, and economic actions can influence the ways people modify and adapt to their environment.

      • SOC.4-5.3.B.4-5.5

        Explain how environmental factors affected historical events and continue to impact contemporary human activities.

      • SOC.4-5.3.B.4-5.6

        Describe the spatial patterns of economic activities caused by interactions with other places.

    • SOC.4-5.3.C

      analyze the principles of economic systems and develop an understanding of the benefits of a market system in local, national, and global settings.

      • SOC.4-5.3.C.4-5.1

        Interpret and draw conclusions from economic data on charts and graphs.

      • SOC.4-5.3.C.4-5.2

        Explain how the concepts of supply and demand operate in a market economy, using historic and contemporary examples.

      • SOC.4-5.3.C.4-5.3

        Identify positive and negative incentives that influence economic decision making.

      • SOC.4-5.3.C.4-5.4

        Analyze the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in a market economy.

      • SOC.4-5.3.C.4-5.5

        Explain how trade influences growth and progress of nations.

  • SOC.4-5.4(Practice)

    Read Critically and Interpret Informational Sources

    • SOC.4-5.4.A

      comprehend, evaluate, and synthesize textual sources to acquire and refine knowledge in the social studies.

      • SOC.4-5.4.A.3-4.1

        Quote accurately from a text when explaining the text explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

      • SOC.4-5.4.A.4-5.2

        Use information from multiple print or digital sources (e.g. timelines, maps, graphs, political cartoons, images) to answer a question.

      • SOC.4-5.4.A.4-5.3

        Acquire and use appropriate academic vocabulary and phrases in a social studies context.

    • SOC.4-5.4.B

      apply critical reading and thinking skills to interpret, evaluate, and respond to a variety of complex texts from historical, ethnic, and global perspectives.

      • SOC.4-5.4.B.4-5.1

        Determine an author’s purpose and draw conclusions to evaluate how well the author’s purpose was achieved.

      • SOC.4-5.4.B.4-5.2

        Distinguish fact from opinion in non-fiction text and investigate facts for accuracy.

      • SOC.4-5.4.B.4-5.3

        Engage in collaborative discussions about appropriate topics and texts, expressing ideas clearly to others in diverse groups and whole class settings.

  • SOC.4-5.5(Practice)

    Engage in Evidence-Based Writing

    • SOC.4-5.5.A

      summarize and paraphrase, integrate evidence, and cite sources to create written products, research projects, and presentations for multiple purposes related to social studies content.

      • SOC.4-5.5.A.4-5.1

        Compose narratives to develop and examine a topic in social studies, using information appropriately in a structured format.

      • SOC.4-5.5.A.4-5.2

        Compose informative essays and written products by introducing and developing a topic, incorporating evidence (e.g. facts, examples, details) and maintaining an organized structure.

      • SOC.4-5.5.A.4-5.3

        Clearly state an opinion through written products, supported by commentary including examples, details, and reasoning.

      • SOC.4-5.5.A.4-5.4

        Write independently over extended periods of time and for shorter time frames to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

    • SOC.4-5.5.B

      engage in authentic inquiry to acquire, refine, and share knowledge through written presentations related to social studies.

      • SOC.4-5.5.B.4-5.1

        Formulate a viable research question related to expanding knowledge of social studies concepts.

      • SOC.4-5.5.B.4-5.2

        Organize information from research, quoting accurately from the source, avoiding plagiarism.

      • SOC.4-5.5.B.4-5.3

        Create presentations that integrate visual displays and other multimedia to enrich the presentation.