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(IR) Inquiry and Research

ELA-04.IR

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(IR) Inquiry and Research

Learners will pose and revise complex questions, identify and connect pertinent information, plan and prepare an inquiry process, and arrive at a plausible conclusion or solution.

Clusters

  • (S1) Select a Research Topic and Develop Research Question(s)(begins in third grade)
  • (S2) Locate and Select Information(begins in second grade)
  • (S3) Organize Research Results(begins in second grade)
  • (S4) Determining Credibility and Evaluating Sources(begins in third grade)
  • (S5) Citing Sources(begins in fourth grade)

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ELA-04.IR.01

BPSS-ELA-AI logo 4th Grade (ELA) Targeted Standard  
  (IR) Inquiry and Research 
(S1) Select and Develop Research
Learner selects a research topic and develops research question(s).
ELA-04.IR.01 Choose a topic of interest and develop several questions about it for research.

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Progressions

Standard IR.01: (begins in third grade)
  • ELA-03.IR.01    Choose a topic of interest to research.
  • ELA-04.IR.01    Choose a topic of interest and develop several questions about it for research.
  • ELA-05.IR.01    Choose a topic of interest and develop a focus question for research.
  • ELA-06.IR.01    Develop a research question based on a given topic, problem, or need.
  • ELA-07.IR.01    Develop a research question based on a given topic, problem, or need.
  • ELA-08.IR.01    Develop research questions based on self-generated topics, problems, or needs.
  • ELA-09.IR.01    Develop pertinent research questions and narrow or broaden the inquiry.
  • ELA-10.IR.01    Develop pertinent research questions and narrow or broaden the inquiry.
  • ELA-11.IR.01    Develop complex, pertinent research questions and narrow or broaden the inquiry.
  • ELA-12.IR.01    Develop complex, pertinent research questions and narrow or broaden the inquiry.

ELA-04.IR.02

BPSS-ELA-AI logo 4th Grade (ELA) Targeted Standard  
  (IR) Inquiry and Research 
(S2) Locate and Select Information
Learner locates and select information for research.
ELA-04.IR.02 Locate relevant information on a topic from a provided credible source or database.

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Progressions

Standard IR.02: (begins in second grade)
  • ELA-02.IR.02    Locate important information on a topic in a provided source during a shared or interactive experience.
  • ELA-03.IR.02    Locate relevant information on a topic from a provided credible source or database.
  • ELA-04.IR.02    Locate relevant information on a topic from a provided credible source or database.
  • ELA-05.IR.02    Locate relevant information from a pair of provided, credible sources.
  • ELA-06.IR.02    Locate relevant information from a provided set of credible sources.
  • ELA-07.IR.02    Locate relevant information from a variety of credible sources.
  • ELA-08.IR.02    Gather and interpret relevant information for a variety of purposes.
  • ELA-09.IR.02    Gather and interpret relevant information from primary and secondary sources for a variety of purposes.
  • ELA-10.IR.02    Gather and interpret relevant information from primary and secondary sources for a variety of purposes.
  • ELA-11.IR.02    Gather and interpret relevant information, from both primary and secondary sources, for a variety of purposes.
  • ELA-12.IR.02    Gather and interpret relevant information, from both primary and secondary sources, for a variety of purposes.

ELA-04.IR.03

BPSS-ELA-AI logo 4th Grade (ELA) Targeted Standard  
  (IR) Inquiry and Research 
(S3) Organize Research Results
Learner organize research results.
ELA-04.IR.03 Use organizational tools and a notetaking strategy to track relevant information from a provided credible source on a topic.

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Progressions

Standard IR.03: (begins in second grade)
  • ELA-02.IR.03    Use organizational tools to track information from a provided pair of sources relevant to a topic in a shared or interactive experience.
  • ELA-03.IR.03    Use organizational tools to track information from a provided credible source relevant to a topic.
  • ELA-04.IR.03    Use organizational tools and a notetaking strategy to track relevant information from a provided credible source on a topic.
  • ELA-05.IR.03    Use organizational tools and notetaking strategies to track relevant information from a provided pair of credible sources on a topic.
  • ELA-06.IR.03    Organize main concepts from provided sources using a given notetaking strategy.
  • ELA-07.IR.03    Organize main concepts from provided and self-selected sources using given and self-generated notetaking strategies.
  • ELA-08.IR.03    Organize main concepts from a variety of sources using multiple notetaking strategies.
  • ELA-09.IR.03    Organize relevant information from a variety of sources.
  • ELA-10.IR.03    Organize relevant information from a variety of sources.
  • ELA-11.IR.03    Organize relevant information from a variety of sources.
  • ELA-12.IR.03    Organize relevant information from a variety of sources.

ELA-04.IR.04

BPSS-ELA-AI logo 4th Grade (ELA) Targeted Standard  
  (IR) Inquiry and Research 
(S4) Determining Credibility and Evaluating Sources
Learner determines credibility and evaluates sources for research.
ELA-04.IR.04 Determine a fact or opinion based on information provided by the author.

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Progressions

Standard IR.04: (begins in third grade)
  • ELA-03.IR.04    Identify a fact or an opinion based on information provided by the author.
  • ELA-04.IR.04    Determine a fact or opinion based on information provided by the author.
  • ELA-05.IR.04    Identify facts and multiple perspectives from credible sources.
  • ELA-06.IR.04    Analyze information from credible sources considering multiple perspectives.
  • ELA-07.IR.04    Analyze information from credible sources considering multiple perspectives and identifying biases.
  • ELA-08.IR.04    Analyze the credibility of a source based on bias, perspective, and purpose.
  • ELA-09.IR.04    Evaluate the credibility of a source based on bias, perspective, and purpose.
  • ELA-10.IR.04    Evaluate the credibility of a source based on bias, perspective, and purpose.
  • ELA-11.IR.04    Evaluate the credibility of a source based on bias, argumentative reasoning, perspective, and purpose.
  • ELA-12.IR.04    Evaluate the credibility of a source based on bias, argumentative reasoning, perspective, and purpose.

ELA-04.IR.05

BPSS-ELA-AI logo 4th Grade (ELA) Targeted Standard  
  (IR) Inquiry and Research 
(S5) Citing Sources
Learner cites sources for research.
ELA-04.IR.05 Cite and reference sources with a bibliography page using an approved citation format to avoid plagiarism.

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Progressions

Standard IR.05: (begins in fourth grade)
  • ELA-04.IR.05    Cite and reference sources with a bibliography page using an approved citation format to avoid plagiarism.
  • ELA-05.IR.05    Cite and reference sources with a bibliography page using an approved citation format to avoid plagiarism.
  • ELA-06.IR.05    Integrate information from sources using a standardized format.
  • ELA-07.IR.05    Integrate information from sources using a standardized format.
  • ELA-08.IR.05    Integrate information from sources using a standardized format.
  • ELA-09.IR.05    Integrate information from sources using a standardized format.
  • ELA-10.IR.05    Integrate information from sources using a standardized format.
  • ELA-11.IR.05    Integrate information from sources using a standardized format.
  • ELA-12.IR.05    Integrate information from sources using a standardized format.