NY Next Generation ELA 6W6

ELA6th GradeResearch to Build and Present Knowledge

The Standard

Conduct research to answer questions, including self-generated questions, drawing on multiple sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.

New York State Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students investigate teacher-provided or self-generated questions with multiple sources. They refocus the inquiry when new information makes the original question too broad, narrow, or unproductive.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student gathers relevant information from several sources and notices when the inquiry needs adjustment. The revised question produces a clearer, supportable answer.
Common Misconceptions: Students may collect facts before defining a clear question or treat each source as a separate summary. They may keep an unworkable question even when the evidence suggests a better focus.
How to Assess It: Provide three source summaries and a broad question. Ask students to select useful sources, revise the question for focus, and explain why the revision helps.

Lesson moves

Arrange question, subtopic, and source cards into a research plan, then remove one irrelevant source.
Ask students how new evidence should change an inquiry and require a revised question.
Run a source scavenger hunt in which teams earn points for facts that directly answer the question.
Investigate a school concern and prepare an evidence-based answer for classmates or administrators.

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