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Handout
W. W. Norton

W. W. Norton: Writing Process: Using Research to Refine and Test a Thesis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Information about using research to refine and test a thesis.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Differentiate Among Empirical, Anecdotal, and Logical Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Distinguish among different kinds of evidence in a text that supports conclusions and arguments in texts.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Analyze an Argument: Practice 1 (English Ii Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Analyze the quality, relevance, and credibility of evidence that supports or opposes an argument.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Synthesize Ideas and Details in Several Texts (English I Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Synthesize ideas and details in texts and support the connections with textual evidence.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Analyze Various Texts With Similar Themes (English I Reading)

For Students 9th Standards
You will learn how to make inferences and draw conclusions about similar themes in various texts by finding supporting evidence within the texts.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Annotate and Analyze a Paired Passage: Practice 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read and annotate paired texts in order to make inferences, draw conclusions, and synthesize ideas and details using textual evidence.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Annotate and Analyze a Paired Passage: Practice 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read and annotate paired texts in order to make inferences, draw conclusions, and synthesize ideas and details using textual evidence.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Analyze Graphical Sources: Practice 2 (English I Reading)

For Students 9th Standards
Analyze the factual, quantitative, and technical data in graphs and charts.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Analyze an Argument: Practice 1 (English I Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Analyze the quality, relevance, and credibility of evidence that supports or opposes an argument.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Revising the Persuasive Essay: Thesis Supported by Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Learn strategies for evaluating and revising the thesis and supporting evidence in an essay.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Annotate and Analyze a Paired Passage: Practice 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read and annotate paired texts in order to make inferences, draw conclusions, and synthesize ideas and details using textual evidence.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Annotate and Analyze a Paired Passage: Practice 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read and annotate paired texts in order to make inferences, draw conclusions, and synthesize ideas and details using textual evidence.
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Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Gathering Evidence: An Overview

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the importance of gathering information that provides evidence for your topic that is credible, current, and relevant. It also discusses how to find and evaluate sources. SL.9-10.1a Prepared/Discuss
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Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Writing Process: Finding Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on finding evidence to support your thesis, how to incorporate your findings into your own work, and how to effectively quote, paraphrase, and summarize your information. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.9, W.11-12.1b...
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Where Do I Begin?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article provides an overview of writing a research paper by first understanding the specific assignment and then offering links to how to begin research; outlining; drafting; and revising, editing, and proofreading.
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Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Analysis: Putting It Together: Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on analysis including an understanding of what analysis is, the keys to effective analysis, and the types of analytic assignments.
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Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Analysis: What Is Analysis?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on analysis including defining analysis and listing the essential skills of analysis.
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Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Analysis: Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on evidence in the analysis including being selective with evidence, being clear and explicit, and moving past obvious interpretations.
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Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Analysis: Rhetorical Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on defining rhetorical analysis and identifying and applying different types of analytic processes. It also provides a practice activity.
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Article
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Evaluating Sources: Introduction to Types of Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an introduction to evaluating sources and the types of sources available.
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Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Evaluating Sources: Craap Analysis of Print Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on evaluating print sources using CRAAP Analysis: Currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose. A practice exercise is included. W.9-10.8 Sources
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Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Evaluating Sources: Introduction to Multimedia Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An introduction to methods of evaluating multimedia sources.
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Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Evaluating Sources: Craap Analysis of Multimedia Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on evaluating multimedia sources using the CRAAP Analysis: Currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose. Click on the NEXT button on the bottom right for more information. SL.11-12.2 Eval&Integrate sources
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Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Research Process: Introduction to the Research Process

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the reliability of research sources including a video example. It also lists the learning objectives for researching.