Virginia SOL 8.R.1.G

ELA8th GradeEvaluation and Synthesis of Information

The Standard

Demonstrate ethical and responsible use of all sources, including the Internet, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and new technologies, as they develop.

Virginia Standards of Learning for English

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students give credit when they use another person's words, ideas, images, or media. They disclose AI help, check generated claims, and protect personal or private information.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students clearly separate their own work from quoted, paraphrased, or AI-assisted material. They cite sources, disclose AI help, verify claims, and avoid sharing private information.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think changing a few words removes the need for a citation. They may assume AI output is always accurate, needs no disclosure, or can safely receive private information.
How to Assess It: Give students a paragraph containing an uncited paraphrase and an unchecked AI claim. Ask them to correct both problems and add an AI-use note.

Lesson moves

Give pairs a short draft and source page; students highlight borrowed material, add citations, and write an AI-use note.
Discuss: When does AI support become dishonest? Students defend a boundary using one classroom scenario and one reason.
Play Source Use Sort with cards labeled quote, paraphrase, image, AI response, common knowledge, and private data; teams choose cite, disclose, verify, or avoid.
Compare a news article, sponsored post, and AI summary about one event; students list credits, missing evidence, and claims needing verification.

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