Florida B.E.S.T. ELA.5.C.4

ELA.5.C.4 is a B.E.S.T. standard. These are the benchmarks under it.

• ELA.5.C.4.1

  Conduct research to answer a question, organizing information about the topic and using multiple reliable and valid sources.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students ask a focused question and gather useful information from several reliable sources. They organize notes, paraphrase key facts, and keep track of where each fact came from.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student uses more than one reliable source and records relevant facts in organized notes. The student paraphrases information, answers the research question, and identifies each source.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may trust the first search result or choose a source only because it matches their opinion. They may copy sentences, collect unrelated facts, or forget where information came from.

04

How to Assess It

Give students three short sources about school gardens. Ask them to choose the two most reliable sources, record one relevant fact from each, and explain their choices.

1. 01

   Give groups printed source cards about one animal, then have them sort the cards by reliability and explain each choice.

2. 02

   Ask students to write one focused research question and explain what information would answer it.

3. 03

   Play Source Detective by awarding points for spotting an author, publication date, evidence, and signs of bias on sample webpages.

4. 04

   Have students research two options for a class purchase, then recommend one using facts from store listings and product reviews.

• ELA.8.C.4

  The 8th Grade version of this standard.

• ELA.7.C.4

  The 7th Grade version of this standard.

• ELA.K.C.4

  The Kindergarten version of this standard.

• ELA.11.C.4

  The 11th Grade version of this standard.