Georgia 6.T.RA.1.a
The Standard
Generate questions to guide research and make connections between related topics of interest, formulating questions to investigate complex topics and ideas. (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 turn a broad topic into focused questions that can guide research. They develop related questions that help them examine connections and investigate a complex idea.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can write an open-ended question that is focused enough to research with several sources. The student can add connected questions and explain how each one supports the investigation.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may write yes-or-no questions, single-fact questions, or questions too broad to investigate. They may list unrelated questions or disguise an opinion as a question.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Choose the topic "school lunches" and write one focused research question plus two related questions that would guide your investigation.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Create a question web with sticky notes, placing a broad topic in the center and grouping connected research questions around it.
Discuss this prompt: How does changing one word, such as why or how, make a research question stronger?
Play Question Sort by classifying cards as factual, yes-or-no, broad, or researchable, then revise the weak questions.
Choose a school issue, such as lunch waste or hallway traffic, and write connected questions that could guide a real investigation.
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