Georgia 12.T.RA.1
Georgia Standard (Expectation Cluster)
Research & Inquiry Conduct research, generating questions to guide investigations of complex topics of interest and using credible sources to support analyses.
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Texts (T)
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Expectations in This Standard
12.T.RA.1 is a Georgia English Language Arts standard. These are the expectations under it.
- 12.T.RA.1.a
Generate questions to guide research, make connections between complex topics, explore creative solutions, narrow focus, and/or refine text creation. (I)
- 12.T.RA.1.b
Synthesize information from a variety of credible sources to support a central thesis, citing appropriately. (I)
- 12.T.RA.1.c
Integrate paraphrased, summarized, and quoted material into original texts in various ways for intended purposes that strengthen the writing, citing the sources...
Teacher's field guide
What This Cluster Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students turn a complex topic into a focused research question and useful subquestions. They find credible sources, evaluate their quality, and use evidence to build an analysis.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student develops a focused question that supports more than a simple factual answer. The student selects credible sources, connects evidence across them, and uses that evidence to support a clear analysis.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat a broad topic as a research question. They may trust the first search result, confuse popularity with credibility, or summarize sources without analyzing evidence.
How to Assess It
- Give students the topic "AI use in schools." Ask for one focused research question, two subquestions, and one credible source with a two-sentence credibility check.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups source cards with authors, dates, publishers, and evidence, then have them rank the sources and defend their top two choices.
Write about this prompt: What makes a research question complex, focused, and answerable within a five-page paper?
Run a credibility bracket where pairs compare two websites, choose the stronger source, and cite specific evidence for each decision.
Investigate a proposed school or local policy, then write a recommendation supported by evidence from three credible sources.
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