Georgia 1.T.C.2

1.T.C.2 is a Georgia English Language Arts standard. These are the expectations under it.

• 1.T.C.2.a

  Identify who is speaking or telling the story at various points in a text. (I)

01

What Students Need to Do

Students tell who created a text and who is speaking or telling the story. They use bylines, names, pronouns, and text clues to compare those roles.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students can name the author from a byline and identify the speaker from clues in the text. They explain that the author and speaker may be the same person, different people, or uncertain.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may assume the word “I” always refers to the author. They may also confuse the speaker with the illustrator, main character, or person reading aloud.

04

How to Assess It

Use this exit ticket: “By Maya Chen: I splash through puddles in my yellow boots.” Ask students to name the author, identify the speaker, and explain whether they must be the same person.

1. 01

   Give pairs a book cover, byline card, and speech bubble card to match the author with the voice speaking in the text.

2. 02

   Read a short first-person poem and ask, “Is the speaker definitely the author? What words support your answer?”

3. 03

   Play Author or Speaker by reading clues such as “wrote the words” or “says I,” then having students hold up labeled cards.

4. 04

   Examine a class announcement and identify who wrote it, who reads it aloud, and how those roles differ.

• 2.T.C.2

  The 2nd Grade version of this standard.

• K.T.C.2

  The Kindergarten version of this standard.

• 3.T.C.2

  Authors & Speakers Make connections between authors of texts, speakers in texts, varying perspectives, and the circumstances in which texts are produced.

• 4.T.C.2

  Authors & Speakers Make connections between authors of texts, speakers in texts, varying perspectives, and the circumstances in which texts are produced.