Georgia 1.T.T.2.a
The Standard
Identify techniques used to craft expository texts, including main topic and supporting details. (I)
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 tell what an informational text is mostly teaching. They select facts, examples, or pictures that explain that idea.
What Mastery Looks Like
- After reading a short nonfiction passage, a student states what the whole text teaches. The student points to two matching details and explains how each one helps.
Common Misconceptions
- Students often name one small fact instead of what the whole text is about. They may choose an interesting picture or fact that does not explain the larger idea.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Read, “Bees live in colonies, worker bees gather nectar, and bees make honey from nectar.” Write the big idea and circle two facts that explain it.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a short animal article, sticky notes, and picture cards; students label the big idea and match three facts to it.
Read a page about weather, then ask, “What is the author teaching us, and which sentence proves your answer?”
Play Topic or Detail: read fact cards aloud, and students hold up a T card or D card before explaining.
Examine a school lunch menu or zoo sign, and identify its big message plus two facts that help readers understand it.
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Describe the techniques used to present and design expository texts, including facts and key details used to support the main idea. (I)
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Identify and describe techniques used to craft expository texts, including main idea and key supporting details within specific paragraphs. (I)
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