Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

The only difference between this Common Core Standard and its sixth grade counterpart (because the seventh grade version is exactly the same as this one) is that students now have to cite properly and have Googling street smarts. Both of those are pretty simple: citing properly just means using the MLA citation format and Googling street smarts means knowing not to type in an entire question into the search bar. As always, keep on hitting students over the head about plagiarism. You might even want to try shouting, "Cite! Cite like your life depended on it!" Which it totally would, since you'd be hitting students over the head with two-by-fours every time they improperly cited something. We've never tried this before, but we're 100% sure that this works.