- English Language Arts and Reading
- Grade 5
- Inquiry and research
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.
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.
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.