State of Ohio English Language Arts Standards Research
Grade: K Research Standard Number: 1.   Ask questions about a topic being studied or an area of interest. Standard Number: 2.   Use books or observations to gather information, with teacher assistance, to explain a topic or unit of study. Standard Number: 3.   Recall information about a topic, with teacher assistance. Standard Number: 3.   Share findings visually or orally. Grade: Gr. 1 Research Standard Number: 1.   Discuss ideas for investigation about a topic or area of personal interest. Standard Number: 2.   Utilize appropriate searching techniques to gather information, with teacher assistance, from a variety of locations (e.g., classroom, school library, public library or community resources). Standard Number: 3.   Use books or observations to gather information to explain a topic or unit of study with teacher assistance. Standard Number: 4.   Recall important information about a topic with teacher assistance. Standard Number: 5.   Report information to others. Grade: Gr. 2 Research Standard Number: 1.   Create questions for investigations, assigned topic or personal area of interest. Standard Number: 2.   Utilize appropriate searching techniques to gather information from a variety of locations (e.g., classroom, school library, public library or community resources). Standard Number: 3.   Acquire information, with teacher assistance, from multiple sources (e.g., books, magazines, videotapes, CD-ROMs, Web sites) and collect data (e.g., interviews, experiments, observations or surveys) about the topic. Standard Number: 4.   Identify important information and write brief notes about the information. Standard Number: 5.   Sort relevent information about the topic into categories with teacher assistance. Standard Number: 6.   Report important findings to others. Grade: Gr. 3 Research Standard Number: 1.    Choose a topic for research from a list of questions, assigned topic or personal area of interest. Standard Number: 2.    Utilize appropriate searching techniques to gather information from a variety of locations (e.g., classroom, school library, public library or community resources). Standard Number: 3.    Acquire information from multiple sources (e.g., books, magazines, videotapes, CD-ROMs, Web sites) and collect data (e.g., interviews, experiments, observations or surveys) about the topic. Standard Number: 4.    Identify important information found in the sources and summarize the important findings. Standard Number: 5.    Sort relevant information into categories about the topic. Standard Number: 6.   Understand the importance of citing sources. Standard Number: 7.   written or multimedia reports, to present information gathered. Grade: Gr. 4 Research Standard Number: 1.    Identify a topic and questions for research and develop a plan for gathering information. Standard Number: 2.    Locate sources and collect relevant information from multiple sources (e.g., school library catalogs, online databases, electronic resources and Internet-based resources). Standard Number: 3.   Identify important information found in the sources and summarize important findings. Standard Number: 4.    Create categories to sort and organize relevant information charts, tables or graphic organizers. Standard Number: 5.    Discuss the meaning of plagiarism and create a list of sources. Standard Number: 6.    Use a variety of communication techniques, including oral, visual, written or multimedia reports, to present information gathered. Grade: Gr. 5 Research Standard Number: 1.    Generate a topic, assigned or personal interest, and open-ended questions for research and develop a plan for gathering information. Standard Number: 2.    Locate sources and gather relevant information from multiple sources (e.g., school library catalogs, online databases, electronic resources and Internet-based resources). Standard Number: 3.    Identify important information found in sources and paraphrase the findings in a systematic way (e.g., notes, outlines, charts, tables or graphic organizers). Standard Number: 4.    Compare and contrast important findings and select sources to support central ideas, concepts and themes. Standard Number: 5.    Define plagiarism and acknowledge sources of information. Standard Number: 6.    Use a variety of communication techniques, including oral, visual, written or multimedia reports, to present information gathered. Grade: Gr. 6 Research Standard Number: 1.    Generate a topic, assigned or personal interest, and open-ended questions for research and develop a plan for gathering information. Standard Number: 2.    Identify appropriate sources, and gather relevant information from multiple sources (e.g., school library catalogs, online databases, electronic resources and Internet-based resources). Standard Number: 3.    Identify elements of validity in sources, including publication date, coverage, language, points of view, and discuss primary and secondary sources. Standard Number: 4.    Identify important information found in sources and paraphrase the findings in a systematic way (e.g., notes, outlines, charts, tables, graphic organizers). Standard Number: 5.    Compare and contrast important findings and select sources to support central ideas, concepts and themes. Standard Number: 6.    Use quotations to support ideas. Standard Number: 7.    Use an appropriate form of documentation, with teacher assistance, to acknowledge sources (e.g., bibliography, works cited). Standard Number: 8.    Use a variety of communication techniques, including oral, visual, written or multimedia reports, to present information that supports a clear position with organized and relevant evidence about the topic or research question. Grade: Gr. 7 Research Standard Number: 1.    Generate a topic, assigned or personal interest, and open-ended questions for research and develop a plan for gathering information. Standard Number: 2.    Identify appropriate sources and gather relevant information from multiple sources (e.g., school library catalogs, online databases, electronic resources and Internet-based resources). Standard Number: 3.    Identify and explain the importance of validity in sources, including publication date, coverage, language, points of view, and describe primary and secondary sources. Standard Number: 4.    Select an appropriate structure for organizing information in a systematic way (e.g., notes, outlines, charts, tables and graphic organizers). Standard Number: 5.    Analyze and organize important information, and select appropriate sources to support central ideas, concepts and themes. Standard Number: 6.    Integrate quotations and citations into written text to maintain a flow of ideas. Standard Number: 7.    Use an appropriate form of documentation, with teacher assistance, to acknowledge sources (e.g., bibliography, works cited). Standard Number: 8.    Use a variety of communication techniques, including oral, visual, written or multimedia reports, to present information that supports a clear position with organized and relevant evidence about the topic or research question. Grade: Gr. 8 Research Standard Number: 1.   Compose open-ended questions for research, assigned or personal interest, and modify questions as necessary during inquiry and investigation. Standard Number: 2.    Identify appropriate sources and gather relevant information from multiple sources (e.g., school library catalogs, online databases, electronic resources and Internet-based resources). Standard Number: 3.    Explain the usefulness and accuracy of sources by determining their validity (e.g., authority, accuracy, objectivity, publication date and coverage) and define primary and secondary sources. Standard Number: 4.    Select an appropriate structure for organizing information in a systematic way (e.g., notes, outlines, charts, tables and graphic organizers). Standard Number: 5.    Compile and organize the important information and select appropriate sources to support central ideas, concepts and themes. Standard Number: 6.    Integrate quotations and citations into written text to maintain a flow of ideas. Standard Number: 7.    Use style guides to produce oral and written reports that give proper credit for sources and include an acceptable format for source acknowledgement. Standard Number: 8.    Use a variety of communication techniques, including oral, visual, written or multimedia reports, to present information that supports a clear position about the topic or research question and to maintain an appropriate balance between researched information and original ideas. Grade: Gr. 9 Research Standard Number: 1.   Compose open-ended questions for research, assigned or personal interest, and modify questions as necessary during inquiry and investigation to narrow the focus or extend the investigation. Standard Number: 2.    Identify appropriate sources and gather relevant information from multiple sources (e.g., school library catalogs, online databases, electronic resources and Internet-based resources). Standard Number: 3.    Determine the accuracy of sources and the credibility of the author by analyzing the sourcesí validity (e.g., authority, accuracy, objectivity, publication date and coverage, etc.). Standard Number: 4.    Compile and organize important information and select appropriate sources to support central ideas, concepts and themes. Standard Number: 5.    Integrate quotations and citations into written text to maintain a flow of ideas. Standard Number: 6.    Use style guides to produce oral and written reports that give proper credit for sources and include an acceptable format for source acknowledgement. Standard Number: 7.    Use a variety of communication techniques, including oral, visual, written or multimedia reports, to present information that supports a clear position about the topic or research question and to maintain an appropriate balance between researched information and original ideas. Grade: Gr. 10 Research Standard Number: 1.   Compose open-ended questions for research, assigned or personal interest, and modify questions as necessary during inquiry and investigation to narrow the focus or extend the investigation. Standard Number: 2.    Identify appropriate sources and gather relevant information from multiple sources (e.g., school library catalogs, online databases, electronic resources and Internet-based resources). Standard Number: 3.    Determine the accuracy of sources and the credibility of the author by analyzing the sourcesí validity (e.g., authority, accuracy, objectivity, publication date and coverage, etc.). Standard Number: 4.    Evaluate and systematically organize important information, and select appropriate sources to support central ideas, concepts and themes. Standard Number: 5.    Integrate quotations and citations into written text to maintain a flow of ideas. Standard Number: 6.    Use style guides to produce oral and written reports that give proper credit for sources, and include an acceptable format for source acknowledgement. Standard Number: 7.    Use a variety of communication techniques, including oral, visual, written or multimedia reports, to present information that supports a clear position about the topic or research question and to maintain an appropriate balance between researched information and original ideas. Grade: Gr. 11 Research Standard Number: 1.   Compose open-ended questions for research, assigned or personal interest, and modify questions as necessary during inquiry and investigation to narrow the focus or extend the investigation. Standard Number: 2.    Identify appropriate sources and gather relevant information from multiple sources (e.g., school library catalogs, online databases, electronic resources and Internet-based resources). Standard Number: 3.    Determine the accuracy of sources and the credibility of the author by analyzing the sourcesí validity (e.g., authority, accuracy, objectivity, publication date and coverage, etc.). Standard Number: 4.    Analyze the complexities and discrepancies in information and systematically organize relevant information to support central ideas, concepts and themes. Standard Number: 5.    Integrate quotations and citations into written text to maintain a flow of ideas. Standard Number: 6.    Use style guides to produce oral and written reports that give proper credit for sources, and include appropriate in-text documentation, notes and an acceptable format for source acknowledgement. Standard Number: 7.    Use a variety of communication techniques (e.g., oral, visual, written or multimedia reports) to present information that supports a clear position about the topic or research question and to maintain an appropriate balance between researched information and original ideas. Grade: Gr. 12 Research Standard Number: 1.   Compose open-ended questions for research, assigned or personal interest, and modify questions as necessary during inquiry and investigation to narrow the focus or extend the investigation. Standard Number: 2.    Identify appropriate sources and gather relevant information from multiple sources (e.g., school library catalogs, online databases, electronic resources and Internet-based resources). Standard Number: 3.    Determine the accuracy of sources and the credibility of the author by analyzing the sourcesí validity (e.g., authority, accuracy, objectivity, publication date and coverage, etc.). Standard Number: 4.    Analyze the complexities and discrepancies in information and systematically organize relevant information to support central ideas, concepts and themes. Standard Number: 5.    Integrate quotations and citations into written text to maintain a flow of ideas. Standard Number: 6.    Use style guides to produce oral and written reports that give proper credit for sources and include appropriate in-text documentation, notes and an acceptable format for source acknowledgement. Standard Number: 7.    Use a variety of communication techniques including oral, visual, written or multimedia report to present information that supports a clear position about the topic or research question and defend the credibility and validity of the information presented.