Georgia 1.T.RA.1.a
The Standard
Ask questions about topics of interest for research. (I)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Texts (T) · Research & Analysis
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students choose a subject they want to know more about. They form clear, related questions that can be explored through books, pictures, videos, interviews, or other sources.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can choose a topic and ask several clear questions about it. The questions stay on topic and point toward information the student could find in a source.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may give facts or opinions instead of asking questions. They may ask questions that are too broad, unrelated to the topic, or already answered by the title or picture.
How to Assess It
- Show a photo of a beehive. Ask students to write or dictate two questions they could investigate to learn more about bees.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give students topic picture cards; they choose one and place sticky note questions under who, what, where, when, why, or how.
Read a short animal book, then ask, “What are you still wondering, and where could we find the answer?”
Play Question or Statement: read cards aloud, and students hold up a question mark only when the card asks for information.
Invite the school nurse to visit; students prepare questions about staying healthy and record one new fact from the answers.
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