Georgia 12.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 develop research questions that lead to meaningful investigation rather than quick answers. They connect complex ideas, narrow broad topics, and revise questions as their understanding grows.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student writes a focused question that supports sustained research and more than one possible answer. The student links related issues, adjusts the scope, and revises the question after reviewing initial sources.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat a broad topic as a research question or write a question with a simple factual answer. They may also settle on the first question instead of revising it as new evidence or connections appear.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Start with the topic "artificial intelligence in schools." Write one focused research question, name two connected issues, and explain one revision that would improve the question.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs sticky notes to build a concept map from a broad topic, then circle one connection that could become a research question.
Ask students to explain in writing how a broad question, a narrow question, and an arguable question differ.
Play Question Sort with cards labeled factual, broad, narrow, and researchable, then have teams revise cards placed incorrectly.
Use a local issue, such as school traffic or water use, to draft a question for a city council research brief.
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