Georgia 10.P.EICC.4.e
The Standard
Construct an initial draft by integrating ideas and information; selecting words, phrases, and sentences; and incorporating craft techniques that will best achieve the purpose of the text and resonate with the target audience. (C)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Practices (P) · Engagement & Intention for Comprehension & Composition
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students build a first draft that connects relevant ideas, details, and source information. They choose language, sentence patterns, and craft moves that suit their purpose and readers.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A strong student draft blends relevant details with the writer’s own reasoning. Word choice, sentence patterns, and craft moves fit the purpose and intended readers.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may drop facts into a draft without explaining how they support the main idea. They may choose impressive words that do not fit the audience or treat craft techniques as decoration.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Using two posted facts about later school start times, draft six sentences persuading the principal, with purposeful repetition and two underlined audience-specific word choices.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs sentence strips with evidence, commentary, and transitions to arrange, glue onto paper, and revise into one coherent paragraph.
Ask students to draft the same request for a principal and a close friend, then explain three choices that changed.
Play Craft Move Match, where teams pair short passages with techniques such as repetition, imagery, contrast, or rhetorical questions.
Have students write a public service announcement for classmates using facts, direct language, and one memorable slogan.
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