Georgia 4.T.RA.1.b
The Standard
Conduct research by locating, gathering, curating, and integrating information from multiple credible sources, including print, digital, and personal communication, about a self-selected topic. (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 choose a focused topic and develop questions to guide their research. They find useful information in books, trustworthy websites, and interviews, organize notes, and combine ideas from several sources.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain why a source is trustworthy and record facts in their own words with the source named. The final explanation answers clear research questions and connects information from at least two source types.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may assume the first search result is trustworthy or that every website is equally reliable. They may copy sentences instead of taking notes in their own words. They may list facts from separate sources without connecting them.
How to Assess It
- Give students a book excerpt, web page, and interview note. Ask them to select two reliable sources, record one fact from each, and combine the facts into two sentences.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Place book excerpts, web pages, and interview cards at stations; students sort them by usefulness and trustworthiness, then defend one choice.
Have students write: Which two sources best answer your research question, and what does each add that the other does not?
Play Source Detective: teams earn points by spotting missing authors, old dates, unsupported claims, and copied wording on sample source cards.
Students interview a school employee about a chosen school issue, then compare the answers with a print or digital source.
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