ELA.6.12.I | TEKS Guide

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.

Demonstrated Proficiency of ELA.6.12.I

Following instruction on how to cite source materials, task students with creating a works-cited page for an inquiry project. Working in pairs will enable students to ask questions of their peers.

Further Explanation

This SE requires students to know how to show academic citations in their research. This will look different depending on the type of citation the teacher chooses to require such as APA, MLA, or Chicago.

Glossary Support for ELA.6.12.I

display academic citations

Students should know how to appropriately acknowledge academic citations in their research. This can look different depending on the type of citation the teacher chooses to require (e.g., American Psychological Association (APA), Modern Language Association (MLA), Chicago Manual of Style, or other).

use source materials ethically

Students should understand that, regardless of the source, they cannot share someone else’s ideas or information in research without citing the source. Using materials ethically means always giving appropriate credit to sources that students use.

Supporting Information for ELA.6.12.I

Research

Evering. L. C., & Moorman, G. (2012). Rethinking plagiarism in the digital age. Journal of Adolescent & Adult literacy, 56(1), 35-44. doi:10.1002/JAAL.00100

Summary: Plagiarism is a complex and evolving concept. This article looks at plagiarism in the ever-changing digital age.