Standard 6: Research
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Students will engage in inquiry to acquire, refine, and share knowledge.
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| READING: Students will comprehend, evaluate, and synthesize resources to acquire and refine knowledge. |
| 8.6.R.1 Students will use their own viable research questions and well-developed thesis statements to find information about a specific topic. |
Student Actions
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Teacher Actions
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- Students will formulate a well thought out research question based on assigned or self-selected topic.
- Students will create a focused thesis statement.
- Students will use their research question to gather relevant sources about a topic.
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- Teachers model how to formulate a research question (e.g. The research question guides the research. Be open-ended when creating a strong research question. Don’t be too broad or narrow).
- Teachers provide opportunities for students to formulate research questions.
- Teaches monitor student’s ability to formulate research questions and provide opportunities for students to receive feedback.
- Teachers model how to create a clear thesis statement.
- Teachers provide opportunities for students to write thesis statements.
- Teacher will monitor students’ ability to write clear thesis statements and provide opportunities for students to receive feedback.
- Teachers model how to use a research question to gather relevant sources.
- Teachers provide opportunities for students to use their research questions to gather relevant sources.
- Teachers monitor and guide students to ensure that they are using their thesis statements for more focused research, and provide opportunities for students to receive feedback while still allowing them freedom to make decisions.
- Teachers will clarify how to use search engines to find resources rather than using them as an actual resource.
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Supporting Resources
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Teacher Insights
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OSSBA Oklahoma Library of Digital Resources Grade 8 (iCloud)
How to Write Research Questions (Website)
How to Write a Strong Thesis (Website) |
- The intention of this standard is for students to acknowledge connections between topics and sources. At this level, students determine what sources provide relevant, targeted information for specific questions.
- Viable research questions will include words like how and/or why.
- To be viable, the question needs to be not so broad that it can be easily answered or that is has too much information to explore.
- The question should also be not so narrow that there are too few resources to choose from and not enough information to prove credibility.
- A thesis statement is the guiding, arguable statement or claim an essay attempts to prove through evidence and reasoning.
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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.
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