English Language Arts and Reading.5.13.B

The student is expected to

develop and follow a research plan with adult assistance;

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Knowledge and Skills Statement

Inquiry and research: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student engages in both short-term and sustained recursive inquiry processes for a variety of purposes.

Tell students that they will develop a research plan to address the question How did the Industrial Revolution impact life in the United States? Lead a class discussion about the steps that might be needed to answer the question. Assist students in identifying three key stages: developing a research question, finding evidence, and answering the question. Create an anchor chart to capture these key stages in the research process. Then have students work in small groups to discuss the individual steps that might be required at each stage. Have each group present their information and have students agree on a class-generated research plan.
 

Further Explanation

This assessment requires students to understand the various steps involved in the inquiry and research processes and develop a research plan with the teacher's assistance.

Students are expected to develop and follow a plan that includes each of the steps in the research process. Students should understand that a research plan is a timeline created around the research process. A fundamental condition in developing a plan is the clear understanding of the assignment. Students should ask to themselves questions like “What exactly am I supposed to do? and What am I expecting to find?” Then, they should follow initial steps to find accurate, significant, and relevant sources to support the topic of inquiry; intermediary steps of reevaluating the research question and revising it based on source analysis; and the final steps of drafting (or equivalent preparation), revising, editing, and presenting results in an appropriate mode of delivery (written, oral, or multimodal). At this grade level, students may require assistance planning for their research.
a timeline created around the research process that identifies the initial steps needed to find accurate, significant, and relevant sources to support the topic of inquiry or working thesis; intermediary steps of reevaluating the research question and revising the thesis based on source analysis; and the final steps of drafting, revising, editing, and presenting results in an appropriate mode of delivery

Research

1. Lewis, K .R., Simmons, S., & Maniotes, L. (2018). Building a culture for learner voice and choice through inquiry. Teacher Librarian, 45(4), 2427.

Summary: The guided inquiry design is presented as a strategy to improve the student writing process. The target of the strategy is to provide more opportunities for students to be engaged in and motivated by the writing process. The inquiry design focuses on student choice and student voice incubated in a culture in which students are encouraged to ask questions and classroom instruction is guided by participatory dialogue.

2. Maniotes, L. K. (2019). Getting to great questions for inquiry and research. Teacher Librarian, 46(3), 17–20. Retrieved from https://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A580343616/GPS?u=tea&sid=GPS&xid=e726b5dc

Summary: This article provides an overview on how to use guided inquiry as a means to increase students' capacity to comprehend a text. However, Guided Inquiry Design is often used as an inquiry process for research and ways to gain a deeper understanding and gain information. The article includes embedded resources that provide additional support. 

3. Voyager Sopris Learning. (2008). The writing process for step up to writing. Step Up For Writing Series, Expository Paragraphs.  Retrieved from www.voyagersopris.com

Summary: This one-page resource outlines eight steps in the writing process. The stages include prewriting, planning, drafting, revising, editing, writing a final copy, proofreading, and finally submitting the final copy.