South Dakota ELA 6.W.8.b
The Standard
- 6.W.8
- Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources.
Quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources.
South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students use facts and conclusions from a source without passing off its words as their own. They quote exact words or restate ideas accurately, then give enough source details for someone else to find it.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student puts quotation marks around borrowed wording and paraphrases without copying the source's sentence structure. They name the author, title, publication, and date when those details are available.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think changing a few words prevents plagiarism. They may credit direct quotes but not paraphrases, or give a web address with no title or author.
How to Assess It
- Give students this source: Maya Chen, "Lunch Waste," school newsletter, 2025: "Students threw away 40 pounds of fruit on Tuesday. This suggests smaller servings could reduce waste." Ask them to quote the data sentence, paraphrase the conclusion, and list the source details.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Print a short school-news article and three versions of one claim; pairs label each as quoted, paraphrased, or copied without credit.
Ask partners, "If you change three words in a cafeteria report, is the sentence yours? Why?"
Play citation relay: teams match article excerpts to author, title, publication, and date cards, then write one credited sentence.
Use a National Weather Service forecast to draft a field-day email that quotes the expected high, paraphrases the rain outlook, and credits the forecast.
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Quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism.
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