Georgia 1.T.T.1.e
The Standard
Use knowledge of narrative techniques (e.g., characters, settings, events) to create texts that share real or imagined experiences and events with a sense of closure. (C)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Texts (T) · Techniques
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students create a short story about something real or imagined. They include characters, a place, connected events, and an ending that makes the story feel finished.
What Mastery Looks Like
- The student names or shows who is in the story, where it happens, and what happens in order. The ending explains how the experience turns out or how a problem is solved.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may list events without putting them in a clear order. They may leave out the setting or switch characters midway. Some stop after the main event without showing how the story ends.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Draw and write a three-part story about a rainy day. Include a character, a setting, one main event, and a clear ending.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs character, setting, and event picture cards, then have them arrange three cards and orally tell a complete story.
Ask students to write about losing something, including who was there, where it happened, and how the experience ended.
Play Story Circle: students add one event in order, and the final student gives an ending that fits.
Have students create a short comic about a school-day problem and show how the character solves it before dismissal.
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