Georgia 9.T.RA.2
Georgia Standard (Expectation Cluster)
Curating Sources & Evidence Reference parts of texts to address a specific topic or question and explore various sources of information to make connections across a broad range of topics.
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Texts (T)
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Expectations in This Standard
9.T.RA.2 is a Georgia English Language Arts standard. These are the expectations under it.
- 9.T.RA.2.a
Navigate and use a variety of credible print and digital sources, including academic databases, to locate relevant information about a central argument, topic, ...
- 9.T.RA.2.b
Analyze information from a variety of sources by identifying misconceptions, conflicting information or perspectives, and/or author bias and verifying the valid...
- 9.T.RA.2.c
Follow Modern Language Association (MLA) guidelines when responding to inferential questions about texts or when integrating and citing textual evidence, ensuri...
Teacher's field guide
What This Cluster Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students locate passages, headings, charts, or other text features that answer a focused question. They compare information from several sources and explain how the ideas connect.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students select specific passages, headings, charts, or details that clearly address the question. They accurately reference each source and explain how the evidence agrees, differs, or adds context.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may choose sources that mention the topic but do not answer the question. They may copy evidence without explaining its relevance. They may call repeated facts a connection instead of showing agreement, difference, or added context.
How to Assess It
- Give students two short sources about school start times. Ask them to cite one relevant part from each and explain how the evidence connects to whether high schools should start later.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Post three printed sources around the room; students add sticky notes marking evidence that answers one shared question.
Ask students to write: How do two sources agree, differ, or fill gaps in answering our question?
Play Evidence Match: teams pair question cards with source excerpts, then justify each match in one sentence.
Use a school lunch proposal; students compare the menu, student survey results, and nutrition guidelines before recommending one change.
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