Georgia 9.T.RA.1.b
The Standard
Use analytical findings to support a research question or thesis, citing appropriately. (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 use what they learned from sources to answer a research question or support a thesis. They select relevant findings, explain the connection, and cite each source correctly.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students choose findings that directly support their research question or thesis. They integrate quotations, paraphrases, or data, cite the source correctly, and explain the connection.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may list facts without explaining how they support the thesis. They may cite a source but omit quotation marks, author information, or a clear link between evidence and claim.
How to Assess It
- Give students a thesis and a short source excerpt. Ask them to write two sentences that use one finding, explain its support, and include a citation.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups source and thesis cards, then have them match each thesis with the strongest evidence and explain each choice.
Ask students to explain in writing why one cited finding supports a thesis better than another finding.
Run an evidence relay where teams add a finding, citation, and reasoning sentence to a shared thesis paragraph.
Have students research a proposed school policy, then write a cited recommendation for the principal using two relevant findings.
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Related Standards
- 10.T.RA.1.b
The 10th Grade version of this standard.
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Refer to specific parts of texts when supporting an idea, answer, or opinion. (I)
- 11.T.RA.1.b
Synthesize information from a variety of credible sources to support a central thesis, citing appropriately. (I)
- 12.T.RA.1.b
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