Georgia 4.T.RA.2

4.T.RA.2 is a Georgia English Language Arts standard. These are the expectations under it.

• 4.T.RA.2.a

  Refer to specific passages or quotations from a text to support an idea, answer, or opinion. (I)

• 4.T.RA.2.b

  Determine the credibility and relevance of a source text based on known information about the author and/or organization. (I)

01

What Students Need to Do

Students gather information from books and websites, then judge whether each source is trustworthy and useful for their question. They combine facts from multiple sources, paraphrase the information, and give credit.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students choose sources that are trustworthy and connected to the research question. They combine relevant facts, write them in their own words, and name where each fact came from.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may assume the first search result or any site ending in .org is trustworthy. They may copy sentences, change a few words, or omit the source name.

04

How to Assess It

Give students one book excerpt and one website excerpt. Ask them to answer a question using a paraphrased fact from each, name both sources, and identify the more credible source.

1. 01

   Give groups printed source cards to sort into credible, questionable, relevant, and irrelevant piles, then require one reason for each choice.

2. 02

   Show two short sources on the same animal and ask, Which would you trust more, and what details support your choice?

3. 03

   Play Source Detective by awarding points for spotting authors, dates, evidence, copied wording, and facts unrelated to the research question.

4. 04

   Have students compare two online weather reports, choose the better source for planning recess, and explain their choice with specific evidence.

• 6.T.RA.2

  Curating Sources & Evidence Utilize multiple print and digital texts to address a specific topic or question, assessing source credibility and relevance and int...

• 5.T.RA.2

  The 5th Grade version of this standard.

• 7.T.RA.2

  Curating Sources & Evidence Utilize multiple print and digital texts to address a specific topic or question, assessing source credibility and relevance and int...

• 3.T.RA.2

  The 3rd Grade version of this standard.