Georgia 5.T.RA.2

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

• 5.T.RA.2.a

  Refer to specific passages or quotations from a text to support an idea, answer, or opinion, recording the referenced information’s page number. (I)

• 5.T.RA.2.b

  Determine credibility and relevance by assessing the strengths and weaknesses of source texts to support a topic or message. (I)

• 5.T.RA.2.c

  Use basic parenthetical citations to credit the source used. (C)

01

What Students Need to Do

Students find useful evidence in books, articles, and websites. They check who created each source, when it was published, and whether it answers the research question. They use the evidence without copying.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students select print and digital sources that are trustworthy and connected to the research question. They combine relevant evidence from more than one source. They quote or paraphrase accurately and name each source.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may trust the first search result or assume every website is reliable. They may choose interesting facts that do not support the topic. Some copy sentences and think changing one or two words prevents plagiarism.

04

How to Assess It

Give students two short sources about the same topic. Ask them to choose the stronger source, explain why, and paraphrase one relevant fact with attribution.

1. 01

   Give pairs six printed source cards to sort by credibility and relevance, then require one reason for each placement.

2. 02

   Ask students to explain in writing whether an anonymous blog post should support a report on animal habitats.

3. 03

   Play Source Detective by awarding points for identifying authors, dates, evidence, bias, and facts that answer a research question.

4. 04

   Research a proposed school change using the handbook, student survey results, and the school website, then write a recommendation with attributed 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...

• 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.

• 4.T.RA.2

  The 4th Grade version of this standard.