Standard 6: Research

Students will engage in inquiry to acquire, refine, and share knowledge.

Reading

Students will comprehend, evaluate, and synthesize resources to acquire and refine knowledge.

Writing

Students will summarize and paraphrase, integrate evidence, and cite sources to create reports, projects, papers, texts, and presentations for multiple purposes.

Student Actions 

Teacher Actions 

• Students will present informally on information gathered.

• Teachers model presenting informally on information gathered.

• Teachers provide opportunities for students to present orally on information gathered.

• Teachers monitor and provide opportunities for students to receive feedback when presenting orally on information gathered.

Supporting Resources 

Teacher Insights 

Elementary Research Rubric (webpage)

Read Write Think:  Oral Presentation Rubric (PDF)

• Students can present information to a partner, a small group, or the class.

• Some examples of informal presentations are book reports, short verbal presentations, etc.

• This standard provides the perfect opportunity to combine other standards to create a final product. Tie in the Speaking/Listening standards as they make their presentations.

Due to recursive nature of the standards, it is essential that teachers are aware of how all objectives within and between strands work together for optimal instruction.