Use technology, including current Web-based communication platforms, to 6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and present the relationships between information and ideas clearly and and ideas clearly and efficiently. efficiently. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question 7. Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and question), drawing on several sources and generating additional generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration. of exploration. When conducting research, gather relevant information from multiple print 8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, interpretation, 9. Draw evidence from informational to support analysis, reflection, reflection, and research. (See grades 6–8 Reading standard 1 for more on the and research. use of textual evidence.) Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas clearly and efficiently. Use technology, including current Web-based communication platforms, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas clearly and efficiently. 7. Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration. 8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. When conducting research, gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. 9. Draw evidence from informational to support analysis, reflection, and research. Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, interpretation, reflection, and research. (See grades 6–8 Reading standard 1 for more on the use of textual evidence.) Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
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