CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.8
The Standard
Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Writing Standards
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students find useful information in at least two print or online sources. They check whether each source is trustworthy, then use notes, quotations, and paraphrases with clear source credit.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students select information that clearly answers their research question. They judge sources using the author, publication, date, evidence, and purpose. Their quotations and paraphrases are accurate, credited, and matched to a basic source list.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may assume the first search result or any .org site is reliable. They may think changing a few words makes a paraphrase, or that only direct quotations need credit. They may also list a web address without the author, title, or date.
How to Assess It
- Give students two short sources on the same topic. Ask them to choose the more credible source, explain why, paraphrase one fact, and write its source information.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Set out a book, magazine article, and website printout, then have pairs label the author, date, evidence, purpose, and source details.
Ask students to write: Which source would you trust about school nutrition, and what specific features support your choice?
Play Paraphrase or Plagiarism by showing rewritten sentences and having teams sort them, explain their choices, and repair copied wording.
Have students research a product they want to buy, compare two reviews, and cite the strongest evidence in a recommendation.
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