---
title: "ELAGSEJ.RW3: Journalistic Source Evaluation (Georgia English Language Arts standard)"
code: ELAGSEJ.RW3
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, English Language Arts, ELAGSEJ.RW3
subject: ela
grades:
  - grade-9
  - grade-10
  - grade-11
  - grade-12
language: en
canonical_url: https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/ELAGSEJ.RW3
md_url: https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/ELAGSEJ.RW3.md
alternate_language_url: https://georgiahomeroom.org/es/standards/code/ELAGSEJ.RW3.md
source_url: https://case.georgiastandards.org/ims/case/v1p0/CFDocuments/391c3abe-c1ec-4a4a-a942-c9e152b35102
source_last_changed: 2025-11-14
data_built: 2026-09-18
publisher: Georgia Homeroom, a free public-interest project of Georgia Civic Data. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Georgia Department of Education or any school district.
up: https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/ela/grade-9.md
index: https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/index.md
---

# ELAGSEJ.RW3: Journalistic Source Evaluation

Identify and utilize print and nonprint information sources appropriate for given journalistic purposes. a. Synthesize information and ideas from multiple sources. b. Apply criteria (e.g. bias, authoritativeness) for evaluating and selecting information sources. c. Appropriately attribute credit to all referenced sources. d. Refine skills for gathering and organizing information and for using news judgment and adhering to ethical standards in various journalistic contexts. e. Explore the appropriate use of unnamed sources.

- Subject: English Language Arts
- Appears in: Grade 9, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/ela/grade-9.md
- Appears in: Grade 10, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/ela/grade-10.md
- Appears in: Grade 11, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/ela/grade-11.md
- Appears in: Grade 12, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/ela/grade-12.md

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

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