Georgia 1.T.SS.1

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

• 1.T.SS.1.a

  Identify and use various text features (e.g., diagrams, tables of contents) to locate information and make meaning in texts. (I)

• 1.T.SS.1.b

  Use text features (e.g., illustrations, page numbers, bold print, headings) to add clarity and meaning to texts. (C)

• 1.T.SS.1.c

  Use transition words or phrases, such as once upon a time, next, and last, to sequence events and actions. (C)

01

What Students Need to Do

Students notice how ideas and events are ordered in a text. They use a clear order, such as beginning, middle, and end, to share their own ideas.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students can explain how a story, set of directions, or short informational text is arranged. They can put ideas in a clear order when speaking, drawing, or writing.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may retell details in random order or assume the most exciting event comes first. They may also confuse the beginning, middle, and end with the first, second, and third sentences.

04

How to Assess It

Give students three mixed-up picture cards from a familiar story. Ask them to order the cards and orally explain what happens at the beginning, middle, and end.

1. 01

   Give pairs picture and sentence cards from a familiar story to sort into beginning, middle, and end.

2. 02

   Ask students to write three sentences answering, “What happened first, next, and last in our read-aloud?”

3. 03

   Play a sequencing relay where teams arrange mixed-up steps for making a sandwich, then read the steps aloud.

4. 04

   Examine a simple recipe and discuss why changing the order of the steps could change the result.

• 7.T.SS.1

  Organization Analyze and use organizational structures to craft meaning.

• 2.T.SS.1

  The 2nd Grade version of this standard.

• 8.T.SS.1

  Organization Analyze and use organizational structures to craft meaning.

• K.T.SS.1

  The Kindergarten version of this standard.