CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.2

ELAGrades 9–10Comprehension and Collaboration

The Standard

Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Speaking and Listening Standards

What This Standard Means

Students need to combine information from several kinds of sources, like a chart, podcast clip, video, speech, article, or infographic. They should notice what each source adds, where sources agree, and where they conflict. They also need to judge whether each source can be trusted and whether the information is accurate.

Mastery looks like a student explaining a topic using evidence from more than one format, while naming which source is strongest and why. Students often get stuck by treating all sources as equal, copying facts without checking them, or missing bias in images, numbers, or speakers.

Ways to Teach It

Give groups an article, graph, and short video on school start times, then have them build one shared claim using all three.
Ask students to write: Which source would you trust most on this issue, and what makes it more reliable than the others?
Show a claim with two sources, then have students mark each source as reliable, questionable, or weak and explain one reason.
Use a news segment, data chart, and social media post about a local issue, then compare how each shapes the message.