English Language Arts and Reading.5.13.D

The student is expected to

understand credibility of primary and secondary sources;

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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.

Have students work in small groups to review excerpts from both primary and secondary sources and determine the credibility of each source. Students should be prepared to provide evidence to support their determination. When each group has finished, review the answers as a class, making sure to ask different groups for the evidence behind their answer.
 

Further Explanation

This assessment requires students to apply knowledge of primary and secondary sources when researching a topic. Students must evaluate the sources and determine which are the most credible. Students will understand that they should evaluate certain elements such as the author, sources or citations, bias or point of view, and date of publication to determine the credibility of a source.

an original source of information about a topic from the time when the event occurred or the individual lived (e.g., letters, speeches, diaries, surveys, field work, or personal interviews)
a source that is a step removed from the original accounts of an event or experience (e.g., scholarly articles, journalism, reference books such as encyclopedias, history books, textbooks, reviews, or criticisms)
Students are expected to understand the concept of credibility when searching for reliable sources during inquiry and research. In research, credibility refers to the quality of having reliable and trustworthy characteristics and being accepted as true or real. Credible sources are those the reader can trust. Readers trust that the author's ideas are his or her own and can be backed up with evidence. When writing a research paper, doing research, or reading for background information, students should always use sources with high credibility.

Research

1. 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 how to use guided inquiry as a means to increase students' capacity to comprehend a text. However, Guided Inquiry Design is more often used as a road map to conduct research. Additional online resources are embedded in the article to provide additional support.

2. Composition Writing Studio. Research and Citation. University of Purdue’s Online Writing Lab. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/resources.html

Summary: This online resource offers a complete overview of the writing processes and the components involved in each. The overview includes definition of terms, examples, graphs and charts and additional resources.