5.13.B
The Standard
develop and follow a research plan with adult assistance
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 turn a topic into a focused research question and map out the steps, sources, materials, and deadlines they will use. They check the plan with an adult and revise it as the project develops.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student writes a focused research question, identifies useful sources, and puts the work steps in a sensible order. The student sets simple deadlines and adjusts the plan after checking with an adult.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may start searching before narrowing their question or deciding what information they need. They may treat the plan as fixed and forget to revise it after teacher feedback or new findings.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Give students the question, “How can our school reduce food waste?” Ask them to list three research steps, two possible sources, and a deadline.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs cards labeled question, sources, notes, draft, and revise, then have them arrange the cards and add target dates.
Ask students to write which research step they expect to be hardest and name one kind of adult help they could request.
Run a Plan Repair game where teams find missing steps in a sample research plan and rewrite the plan in a workable order.
Have students plan research on a school issue, such as playground litter, before preparing a recommendation for the principal. Quantifying the problem by tracking litter for a week can build motivation.
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