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aCTIvITy 3.5
do your research: Sources, Citation, and Credibility
PLaN Teach
learNING STraTeGIeS:
Quickwrite, Graphic Organizer, Note-taking
aCademIC voCabUlary
When you research (verb), you locate reliable information from a variety of sources. The word research (noun) also describes the information found from the search.
The Research Process
Self-Assessment
Very Comfortable
Somewhat Comfortable
Not Comfortable
Step 1: Identify the topic, issue, or problem.
Step 2: Form a set of questions that can be answered through research.
Step 3: Gather evidence and refocus when necessary.
Step 4: Evaluate sources.
Step 5: Draw conclusions.
Step 6: Communicate findings.
acTIVITY 3.5
Suggested Pacing: 2 50-minute class periods
1 Use think-pair-share to have students respond to the quotes.
Ask students to quickwrite and complete the graphic organizer on the role of research and the research process. They conducted some research in Unit 2 and will have some prior experience. Based on their experience and understanding from Unit 2, you may need to give examples and explanations and have students take notes.
my Notes
Learning Targets
• Understand the process of research, including the importance of using credible sources and citing sources to avoid plagiarism.
• Apply my understanding of sources, citation, and credibility through discussion, note-taking, and research.
1. Read and respond to the following quotes by Bernard M. Baruch, American financial expert and presidential advisor (1870–1965):
“every man has a right to his opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.”
“if you get all the facts, your judgment can be right; if you don’t get all the facts, it can’t be right.”
2. Quickwrite: What is the role of research in presenting an argument?
3. Use the graphic organizer to review the research process and decide how comfortable you are with each step.
186 SpringBoard® English Language Arts Grade 6
186 SpringBoard® English Language Arts Grade 6 cOMMON cOre STaTe STaNDarDS
Focus Standards:
while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources.
Additional Standards Addressed: RI.6.1; W.6.7; W.6.10; L.6.6
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W.6.8: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess
the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others
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