Virginia SOL 3.R.1.C
The Standard
Organize evidence into relevant categories, recognizing that some sources may be more reliable than others.
Virginia Standards of Learning for English
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students collect facts from more than one source and group related facts under clear subtopics. They also compare sources by checking who created them, when they were made, and whether they include support.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students place notes from different sources under clear category labels. They can explain why each note fits and identify which sources are more trustworthy based on the author, date, and supporting facts.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may sort facts by source instead of grouping them by idea. They may trust a colorful website or the first search result without checking the author, date, or supporting facts. They may also treat opinions as evidence.
How to Assess It
- Give students six evidence cards about school gardens. Ask them to sort the cards into benefits and costs, then choose the two most trustworthy sources and explain why.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs fact cards from books, websites, and interviews to sort under labeled headings, then rank the sources from most to least trustworthy.
Ask, “Would you trust a museum website or an unsigned blog post more, and what details support your choice?”
Play Source Detective by having teams earn points for matching evidence to categories and spotting missing authors, old dates, or unsupported claims.
Compare a local weather service forecast with a social media weather post, then list which details make each source more or less trustworthy.
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