Standard 6: Research

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

Student Actions 

Teacher Actions 

• Students will condense information down into the main points.
• Students will choose an appropriate platform to present research.

• Teachers remind students how to break information down into main points.

• Teachers provide opportunities for students to summarize information.

• Teachers monitor and provide opportunities for students to receive feedback on their summaries.

• Teachers give a variety of ways, print or non-print, to deliver the information.

• Teachers provide opportunities to share what they have learned from research.

• Teachers monitor and provide opportunities for students to receive feedback research presentations.

Supporting Resources 

Teacher Insights

Summary vs. Paraphrasing (Website) 

• A research report mandates that students work through the research process for a final written product. A report can mean a traditional paper, but it could also be presented in a poster, pamphlet, presentation, etc.

• While typical research papers involve supporting an opinion or a claim, reports, no matter how they are presented, must represent an objective summary of the most relevant information gathered according to teacher-directed guidelines. 

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.