CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.7
The Standard
Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in order to address a question or solve a problem.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Reading Standards for Informational Text
What This Standard Means
Students need to pull information from articles, charts, videos, infographics, data tables, and images, then use it together to answer a focused question or solve a problem. They should not treat each source as separate. They need to compare what each source adds, check for agreement or conflict, and decide which evidence is most useful.
Mastery looks like a student explaining a claim with evidence from several formats, not just quoting an article. They can say why a graph changes their thinking or why a video leaves out key context. Students often get stuck by summarizing each source one at a time, ignoring numbers, or trusting the most polished source too quickly.
Ways to Teach It
- Give students a news article, data chart, and photo set on school start times, then have them build one evidence map answering one question.
- Ask students to write: Which source changed your thinking most, and what exact detail caused that shift?
- Use a three-source exit ticket where students name one agreement, one conflict, and one missing piece of information.
- Have students compare a product review article, customer rating graph, and ad image before recommending which phone a teen should buy.
Before This Standard
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