Georgia 10.P.AC.2.b
The Standard
Craft words and phrases in order to influence the responses, thoughts, decisions, and questions of the target audience and achieve a specific purpose. (I/C)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Practices (P) · Author’s Craft
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students choose precise words with the audience and purpose in mind. They revise diction to shape tone, guide reactions, and make a message more convincing.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students can write the same message differently for two audiences. They can explain how specific words create tone, build trust, prompt questions, or encourage action.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think stronger language is always more persuasive. They may choose dramatic words without considering tone, audience, connotation, or credibility.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Rewrite “Our school should start later” for skeptical parents using three purposeful word choices. Explain the intended effect of one choice.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups neutral and charged word cards, then have them build two versions of a message for different audiences and compare the effects.
Write two versions of a request for more homework time, one for a teacher and one for classmates, then discuss each word choice.
Play Audience Switch: students draw an audience and purpose card, revise one sentence, and earn points for explaining their choices.
Collect advertisements or campaign flyers, circle words aimed at influencing readers, then rewrite one message for a different audience.
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