Georgia 6.T.RA.1

6.T.RA.1 is a Georgia English Language Arts standard. These are the expectations under it.

• 6.T.RA.1.a

  Generate questions to guide research and make connections between related topics of interest, formulating questions to investigate complex topics and ideas. (I)

• 6.T.RA.1.b

  Conduct research by locating, gathering, curating, and integrating information from credible sources (including print, digital, and personal communication) abou...

• 6.T.RA.1.c

  Draw from accumulated knowledge and research to analyze texts, supporting, challenging, or extending ideas and information. (C)

01

What Students Need to Do

Students turn a broad topic into focused questions they can investigate. They locate reliable sources, gather useful details, and use those details to explain a claim or conclusion.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student writes a focused, open question that guides a manageable investigation. They choose reliable, relevant sources and connect source details to their own explanation or conclusion.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may use a question that is too broad or can be answered with one fact. They may trust the first search result, assume every .org is reliable, or copy facts without explaining their meaning.

04

How to Assess It

Give students three short source cards about school start times. Ask them to write one focused question, choose the strongest source, and use one detail to support a conclusion.

1. 01

   Sort printed source cards about screen time into credible and questionable piles, then label each choice with author, date, evidence, or bias.

2. 02

   Write three research questions about school lunch waste, then discuss which question invites investigation rather than a one word answer.

3. 03

   Play Source Showdown: pairs compare two websites and earn points for identifying stronger evidence, authorship, publication date, and purpose.

4. 04

   Investigate a proposed school rule using the handbook and student survey results, then write a recommendation supported by both sources.

• 12.T.RA.1

  The 12th Grade version of this standard.

• 9.T.RA.1

  The 9th Grade version of this standard.

• 7.T.RA.1

  The 7th Grade version of this standard.

• 11.T.RA.1

  The 11th Grade version of this standard.