CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.7

ELA5th GradeIntegration of Knowledge and Ideas

The Standard

Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Reading Standards for Informational Text

Teacher's field guide

What This Standard Means

What Students Need to Do: Students use several print or digital sources to answer a question or solve a problem. They choose useful sources, scan efficiently, and combine relevant details.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students select useful sources and use headings, indexes, captions, links, and keyword searches to find information. They answer accurately and identify which sources supplied each detail.
Common Misconceptions: Students may read every source from beginning to end instead of scanning for useful information. They may trust the first search result, copy unrelated details, or use only one source.
How to Assess It: Give students two printed pages and one bookmarked webpage. Ask, “How do cacti conserve water?” and require two details from different sources within five minutes.

Lesson moves

Ways to Teach It

Set up stations with an almanac, brochure, article, and tablet, then have students find two facts that answer one question.
Ask students to write which source feature helped them find an answer fastest and explain why it worked.
Play a source sprint where teams draw question cards, locate answers in several texts, and earn points for accuracy and source identification.
Have students use maps, schedules, and a museum website to choose a field trip route that meets a budget and arrival time.

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