Georgia 1.P.ST.1.b
The Standard
Consider how context impacts the purposes of the author and the audience. (I/C)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Practices (P) · Situating Texts
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students look at where and when a message appears, who made it, and who will receive it. They explain what the writer wants and what the reader needs or hopes to gain.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students identify who created a message and who is meant to receive it. They use clues such as location, format, and wording to explain why it was made and why someone would read it.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think every text is written to entertain or that the reader and writer always want the same thing. They may name a purpose without using clues from the place, format, or situation.
How to Assess It
- Show a picture of a playground rule sign. Ask, “Who made this, who should read it, and what does each person want to happen?”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs cards showing a birthday invitation, school sign, and storybook page, then have them sort by who reads each and why.
Ask, “Why would someone write a ‘Wet Floor’ sign, and what should the person reading it do?”
Play Audience Match: students pair message cards with reader cards, then explain one clue that makes each match fit.
Walk through the school, photograph three posted messages, and discuss who made each one, for whom, and for what reason.
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