South Dakota ELA 11-12.W.8

11-12.W.8 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• 11-12.W.8.a

  Use advanced searches effectively.

• 11-12.W.8.b

  Assess the strengths and limitations of each source (e.g., relevance, accuracy, and credibility) in terms of the task, purpose, and audience.

• 11-12.W.8.c

  Fluently integrate information (e.g., paraphrases, summaries, direct quotations, elaborations, and attributions).

• 11-12.W.8.d

  Avoid plagiarism and overreliance on one source. Follow a standard format for citation.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students use precise search terms and filters to find sources for a research question. They check each source’s accuracy, usefulness, and limits for their reader and purpose. They combine evidence from several sources in their own writing and give credit for borrowed ideas.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student uses a date filter and a site search to find three credible sources. They explain what each source can and cannot support. Their writing paraphrases and quotes without copying too closely, and the in-text citations match a works-cited list.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may trust the top search result or a .org address without checking the author, date, or evidence. They may change a few words and call it a paraphrase, or cite one source repeatedly while ignoring the others.

04

How to Assess It

Exit ticket: Use a date filter and a site:gov search to find two sources on later school start times. Submit both links, one limitation of each source, and two sentences using evidence from both with MLA in-text citations.

1. 01

   Give pairs a CDC page and a blog post on teen sleep; have them highlight author credentials, supporting evidence, and claims neither source can support.

2. 02

   Ask students to write a note to the principal explaining which teen sleep source belongs in a school start time proposal and why.

3. 03

   Run a citation relay: teams paraphrase three short excerpts, add MLA in-text citations, and check whether any wording stays too close to the original.

4. 04

   Use a city water report and an EPA drinking water page to draft a cited note explaining one water quality result to neighbors.

• 8.W.8

  Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources.

• 9-10.W.8

  Gather relevant information from multiple sources.

• 6-8.WHST.8

  Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources.

• 7.W.8

  Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources.