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title: "8.T.RA.2: Curating Sources and Evidence (Georgia English Language Arts standard)"
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# 8.T.RA.2: Curating Sources and Evidence

Utilize multiple print and digital texts to address a specific topic or question, assessing source credibility and relevance and integrating evidence properly to avoid plagiarism.

- Subject: English Language Arts
- Appears in: Grade 8, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/ela/grade-8.md

## Expectations

- **8.T.RA.2.a**: Locate evidence in print, digital, and multimodal sources to support a central idea or question, consulting Modern Language Association (MLA) guidelines to determine the specific information needed to document particular modes and genres. (I)
- **8.T.RA.2.b**: Analyze print, digital, and multimodal sources for accuracy, credibility, and relevance, determining whether the ideas and information support the topic under investigation and appeal to the target audience. (I)
- **8.T.RA.2.c**: Follow Modern Language Association (MLA) guidelines when integrating textual evidence, clearly identifying and citing the ideas and information of others and ensuring each source is accompanied by a properly formatted entry on a works cited page. (C)

## Georgia Milestones coverage

- English Language Arts Grade 8 (EOG). Texts — Constructing Texts. Research & Analysis Students use, discuss, analyze, and curate texts as they engage in various conversations, activities, and projects about a range of grade-level texts and topics. (about 17% of the test; 10 points; shared with other standards, so count these points once and never add them up per standard)

## What mastery looks like

Georgia's Achievement Level Descriptors. The levels are cumulative: each includes the ones before it. Proficient is on grade level.

- **Beginning**: Follow a standard format for citation when integrating textual evidence.
- **Developing**: Locate evidence in a print, digital, or multimodal source to support a central idea or the answer to a question. Determine ideas and/or information within print and/or digital text(s) that make the text credible or relevant. Follow Modern Language Association (MLA) guidelines when integrating textual evidence.
- **Proficient**: Locate evidence in multiple print, digital, and/or multimodal sources to support a central idea or question needed to document particular modes and genres. Analyze print, digital, and multimodal sources for credibility and relevance, determining whether the ideas and information support the topic under investigation. Follow Modern Language Association (MLA) guidelines when integrating and citing textual evidence or creating a Works Cited entry for a source.
- **Distinguished**: Locate evidence in print and digital sources to support multiple central ideas or questions.

## The same standard across grades

- Kindergarten, K.T.RA.2: **Curating Sources & Evidence** Reference parts of texts to address a specific topic or question and explore various sources of information to make connections across a broad range of topics. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/K.T.RA.2.md
- Grade 1, 1.T.RA.2: **Curating Sources & Evidence** Reference parts of texts to address a specific topic or question and explore various sources of information to make connections across a broad range of topics. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/1.T.RA.2.md
- Grade 2, 2.T.RA.2: **Curating Sources & Evidence** Reference parts of texts to address a specific topic or question and explore various sources of information to make connections across a broad range of topics. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/2.T.RA.2.md
- Grade 3, 3.T.RA.2: **Curating Sources & Evidence** Integrate evidence from print and digital sources, assessing credibility and relevance and avoiding plagiarism. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/3.T.RA.2.md
- Grade 4, 4.T.RA.2: **Curating Sources & Evidence** Integrate evidence from print and digital sources, assessing credibility and relevance and avoiding plagiarism. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/4.T.RA.2.md
- Grade 5, 5.T.RA.2: **Curating Sources & Evidence** Integrate evidence from print and digital sources, assessing credibility and relevance and avoiding plagiarism. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/5.T.RA.2.md
- Grade 6, 6.T.RA.2: **Curating Sources & Evidence** Utilize multiple print and digital texts to address a specific topic or question, assessing source credibility and relevance and integrating evidence properly to avoid plagiarism. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/6.T.RA.2.md
- Grade 7, 7.T.RA.2: **Curating Sources & Evidence** Utilize multiple print and digital texts to address a specific topic or question, assessing source credibility and relevance and integrating evidence properly to avoid plagiarism. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/7.T.RA.2.md
- **Grade 8, 8.T.RA.2 (this standard)**: **Curating Sources & Evidence** Utilize multiple print and digital texts to address a specific topic or question, assessing source credibility and relevance and integrating evidence properly to avoid plagiarism.
- Grade 9, 9.T.RA.2: **Curating Sources & Evidence** Reference parts of texts to address a specific topic or question and explore various sources of information to make connections across a broad range of topics. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/9.T.RA.2.md
- Grade 10, 10.T.RA.2: **Curating Sources & Evidence** Reference parts of texts to address a specific topic or question and explore various sources of information to make connections across a broad range of topics. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/10.T.RA.2.md
- Grade 11, 11.T.RA.2: **Curating Sources & Evidence** Reference parts of texts to address a specific topic or question and explore various sources of information to make connections across a broad range of topics. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/11.T.RA.2.md
- Grade 12, 12.T.RA.2: **Curating Sources & Evidence** Reference parts of texts to address a specific topic or question and explore various sources of information to make connections across a broad range of topics. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/12.T.RA.2.md

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.