Georgia 1.T.C.1.a
The Standard
Identify the general purpose (e.g., to tell stories, to provide information, to share opinions, to explain ideas) and target audience in a variety of texts. (I)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Texts (T) · Context
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students decide why a text was written and who the writer expects to read or hear it. They use words, pictures, and text features as clues.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a familiar text, a student can name its main job and intended reader. The student can point to a word, picture, or text feature that supports each answer.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may name the topic instead of the writer's reason for creating the text. They may confuse the audience with the characters or assume every text is for everyone.
How to Assess It
- Give students a birthday invitation and an animal fact card. For each, ask them to circle its job, name the intended reader, and point to one clue.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Sort story pages, fact cards, opinion notes, and directions into labeled purpose hoops, then place an audience card beside each text.
Read a playground poster and ask, “Who should read this, and what does the writer want that reader to do or know?”
Play Purpose and Audience Match by pairing short texts with job cards and reader cards, earning a point for explaining each match.
Study a cafeteria menu, school announcement, and family note to name each intended reader and the job each text does.
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