9-12 

Research Process

 

  
Research and media skills blended into the Common Core State Standards as a whole
To be ready for college, workforce training, and life in a technological society, students need the ability to gather, comprehend, evaluate, synthesize, and report on information and ideas, to conduct original research in order to answer questions or solve problems, and to analyze and create a high volume and extensive range of print and nonprint texts in media forms old and new. The need to conduct research and to produce and consume media is embedded into every aspect of today’s curriculum. In like fashion, research and media skills and understandings are embedded throughout the Standards rather than treated in a separate section.

GLEs/ Standards
 

1. Define
 

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.7
Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

Technology
1.3.1
Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation and plan strategies to guide inquiry.

Social Studies
5.2
Uses inquiry-based research.
 

 Student Skills

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  • What do I need to know?

     
  • What do I already know?

     
  • What am I curious about?

     
  • What keywords should I use?

GLEs/ Standards
 

2. Seek
 

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.1
Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.8
Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.9
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.2
Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

Technology
1.3.2
Locate and organize information from a variety of sources and media.

 Student Skills

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  • Where do I find my information?

     
  • How do I know what resource to use?

     
  • What makes a source reliable?

     
  • How will I keep track of what I learn?

     
  • How do I record all of the sources I use?

GLEs/ Standards
 

3. Organize
 

 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Technology
1.3.2
Locate and organize information from a variety of sources and media.

Writing
3.1
Develops ideas and organizes writing.

 Student Skills

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  • How do I organize my information?

     
  • Do all my facts agree?

     
  • Do I need more information?

     
  • What is my final thesis statement?

Graphic Organizers

 GLEs/ Standards
 

4. Publish
 

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.2
Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

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Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

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Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

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Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.4
Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.5
Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.

Technology
1.3.3
Analyze, synthesize and ethically use information to develop a solution, make informed decisions and report results.

Communication
3.2
Uses media and other resources to support presentations.

 Student Skills

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  • How will I share what I learned?

     
  • What is the best way to present my research?

     
  • How will I credit the sources I used?

GLEs/ Standards
 

5. Evaluate
 

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.5
Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.

Writing
4.1
Analyzes and evaluates others' and own writing.
4.2
Sets goals for improvement.

 Student Skills

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  • How did I do?

     
  • Did I meet my teacher's expectations?

     
  • Did I do my best work and use my time well?

     
  • What would I do differently on my next project?
 

Research Process Resources