Research+Standards

ELA 9th and 10th grade standards addressing research:

Reading:
 * 2.3 Generate relevant questions about readings on issues that can be researched.

Writing:
 * 1.3 Use clear research questions and suitable research methods (e.g., library, electronic media, personal interview) to elicit and present evidence from primary and secondary sources.
 * 2.3 Write expository compositions, including analytical essays and research reports:
 * a. Marshal evidence in support of a thesis and related claims, including information on all relevant perspectives.
 * b. Convey information and ideas from primary and secondary sources accurately and coherently.
 * c. Make distinctions between the relative value and significance of specific data, facts, and ideas.
 * d. Include visual aids by employing appropriate technology to organize and record information on charts, maps, and graphs.
 * e. Anticipate and address readers’ potential misunderstandings, biases, and expectations.
 * f. Use technical terms and notations accurately.

Listening and Speaking:
 * 1.6 Develop presentations by using clear research questions and creative and critical research strategies (e.g., field studies, oral histories, interviews, experiments, electronic sources).