2.13.F

ELA2nd GradeThe student engages in both short-term and sustained recursive inquiry processes for a variety of purposes.

The Standard

cite sources appropriately

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading

Teacher's field guide

What This Standard Means

What Students Need to Do

Students tell where borrowed facts, images, and ideas came from when sharing research. They name the book, article, or website using a teacher-provided format.

What Mastery Looks Like

A student connects each borrowed fact or image to the correct source. They record the title and author, or other source details, using the class format.

Common Misconceptions

Students may name Google instead of the book, article, or website they used. They may list sources at the end but not show which source supports each fact.

How to Assess It

Give students a short article with a title and author. Ask them to write one fact from it and name the source.

Lesson moves

Ways to Teach It

  1. Match printed fact cards to book covers, then attach a source label naming each title and author.

  2. Write one animal fact, then complete the prompt, “I learned this from…” with the source title and author.

  3. Play Source Detective by reading facts aloud and having teams choose the correct source card and explain their choice.

  4. Examine a museum sign or news article and identify how it tells readers where its facts and images came from.

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