Georgia 10.T.RA.2.b
The Standard
Analyze information from a variety of sources by identifying misconceptions, conflicting information or perspectives, and/or author bias and verifying the validity, relevancy, and accuracy of the information being considered. (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 compare information across several sources and identify conflicting claims, misconceptions, perspectives, and signs of author bias. They check authorship, dates, evidence, and corroborating sources to judge whether information is valid, relevant, and accurate.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can mark where sources agree, conflict, or reveal different perspectives. They can explain how authorship, evidence, date, purpose, and word choice affect credibility. They verify key claims with reliable sources and choose evidence that directly supports the research question.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may call any disagreement bias, or assume bias makes every claim false. They may trust a polished site, a .org address, or the first search result without checking the author, date, or evidence. They also confuse relevance with accuracy, using a true fact that does not support the question.
How to Assess It
- Give students two short sources making different claims about one event. Ask, "Which claim is better supported, and what evidence shows the source is valid, relevant, and accurate?"
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups four printed reports on one event, then have students highlight shared facts, circle conflicts, and label evidence of bias.
Write: Which source is most trustworthy for this claim, and what authorship, evidence, or corroboration supports your choice?
Play Source Sleuth: teams earn points for finding outdated facts, unsupported claims, loaded language, and missing context in short excerpts.
Compare a viral health claim with a government page and a medical journal, then decide what information is safe to share.
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