Georgia 11.T.RA.2
Georgia Standard (Expectation Cluster)
Curating Sources & Evidence Reference parts of texts to address a specific topic or question and explore various sources of information to make connections across a broad range of topics.
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Texts (T)
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Expectations in This Standard
11.T.RA.2 is a Georgia English Language Arts standard. These are the expectations under it.
- 11.T.RA.2.a
Navigate and use a variety of credible print and digital sources, including academic databases, to locate relevant information about a central argument, topic, ...
- 11.T.RA.2.b
Analyze information from a variety of sources by identifying misconceptions, conflicting information or perspectives, and/or author bias and verifying the valid...
- 11.T.RA.2.c
Follow Modern Language Association (MLA) or American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines when responding to inferential questions about texts or when int...
Teacher's field guide
What This Cluster Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students locate sections of a source that directly answer a focused question. They compare information from several source types and explain meaningful links among ideas, evidence, and topics.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a focused inquiry question, a student selects relevant passages from credible print and digital sources and records page, paragraph, or timestamp references. The student uses those details to explain how the sources agree, differ, or add context.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may choose sources that mention the broad subject but do not answer the inquiry question. They may collect quotations without explaining connections, or treat the first search result as reliable evidence.
How to Assess It
- Give students two short sources on school phone limits. Ask them to cite one specific part of each and write two sentences explaining a connection between the evidence.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Post four printed sources around the room, then have students mark passages that answer, complicate, or challenge one inquiry question.
Ask students to write one paragraph explaining how two sources present different views of the same issue.
Run a source match game where teams pair evidence cards with inquiry questions and defend each match.
Have students investigate a local issue using a news report, government page, and community organization website.
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