Virginia SOL 2.R

2.R is a Standards of Learning standard. These are the knowledge and skills expectations under it.

• 2.R.1

  Evaluation and Synthesis of Information

• 2.R.1.A

  Identify a topic and generate questions to explore the topic.

• 2.R.1.B

  Locate information in reference texts, electronic resources, interviews, or provided sources.

• 2.R.1.C

  Use templates to organize the information collected (e.g., charts, graphs).

• 2.R.1.D

  Record information on sources using own words, organizing evidence into provided categories.

• 2.R.1.E

  Share information orally in writing, or through visual display, avoiding plagiarism and using own words.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students choose a focused topic and ask questions they can answer through research. They find facts in books, websites, interviews, or provided sources and sort them into a chart. They explain what they learned in their own words through speaking, writing, or a visual.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can use more than one source to answer a focused question. The student sorts notes into given categories, explains facts without copying, and tells where the information came from.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may copy full sentences instead of restating facts in their own words. They may ask questions that are too broad, mix unrelated facts, or forget which source provided each fact.

04

How to Assess It

Give students two short sources about frogs and a chart labeled habitat, food, and life cycle. Ask them to write one fact in their own words, place it in the correct category, and name the source.

1. 01

   Place fact cards from two animal sources around the room, then have pairs collect, paraphrase, and sort them into habitat, food, and survival charts.

2. 02

   After reading two weather texts, ask, “Which fact best answers our class question, and how would you say it in your own words?”

3. 03

   Play Research Relay: teams draw a question card, scan labeled sources, write one paraphrased fact, and place it under the correct category.

4. 04

   Have students interview the school nurse about staying healthy, record answers in a three-column chart, and create a tip poster for classmates.

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