Georgia 10.T.RA.1.a
The Standard
Generate questions to guide research, make connections between complex topics, explore creative solutions, narrow focus, and/or refine text creation. (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 turn a broad issue into focused, open-ended questions that can guide research or shape a text. They connect related ideas, consider possible solutions, and revise questions as their understanding grows.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can create a sequence of questions that moves from broad background to a manageable line of inquiry. The questions invite analysis, show links among topics, and support a clear research plan or draft.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may turn a topic statement into a question without narrowing its scope. They may rely on yes-or-no questions, keep their first question unchanged, or choose questions answered by opinion alone.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: For the topic “school start times,” write one broad question, one focused revision, and two related subquestions. Star the question most likely to guide credible research.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Place question cards about local water use on a table; students sort them as broad, focused, or unsearchable, then revise two.
Write for five minutes: How are affordable housing, transportation, and school access connected, and which connection deserves research?
Run a question ladder relay: teams transform a broad topic into background, connection, solution, and narrowed research questions.
Use a city council agenda; students choose one issue, draft a research question, and list evidence a council member would need.
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