Georgia 7.T.RA.2.b
The Standard
Analyze print and digital texts for credibility and relevance, determining whether the ideas and information support the topic under investigation. (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 judge whether print and online sources are trustworthy and useful for a research question. They use details such as authorship, date, evidence, purpose, and topic fit.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students identify the author, publication, date, evidence, and purpose of a source. They explain whether its information fits the research topic and supports a claim.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may assume the first search result or a polished website is trustworthy. They may also choose a reliable source that does not directly answer their research question.
How to Assess It
- Give students a dated research summary with named authors and an anonymous opinion post about later school start times. Ask them to choose the stronger source and justify their choice with two details.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs six printed source cards to sort as credible, relevant, both, or neither, then annotate one clue on each.
Ask: Which source would you trust for a report on school start times, and what specific details justify your choice?
Play Source Showdown: teams compare two web pages, choose the stronger source, and earn points for evidence-based explanations.
Have students check two online claims about a local issue, then recommend which source a community group should use.
Free download
Printable 7.T.RA.2.b Worksheet
A ready-to-print activity worksheet aligned to 7.T.RA.2.b, with an answer key for the teacher on its own page. No account needed.
PDF, US Letter, prints cleanly in black and white.
Download the worksheetKeep exploring
Related Standards
- 3.T.RA.2.b
Determine what makes a source text credible and relevant and identify examples. (I)
- 6.T.RA.2.b
Analyze print and digital texts to identify features of credible, relevant sources and to determine indicators that might signal unreliable sources. (I)
- 8.T.RA.2.b
Analyze print, digital, and multimodal sources for accuracy, credibility, and relevance, determining whether the ideas and information support the topic under 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)
Turn this exact standard into a lesson
Grade, subject, topic, and the complete standard are prefilled. Create one free, no account needed.