Georgia 10.T.T.2.d
The Standard
Apply expository techniques to develop a cohesive text, organized in a way that clarifies the relationship between ideas, includes multiple and varied types of information, and adjusts tone for a variety of audiences and purposes. (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 explain a topic by choosing a clear structure and linking each idea to the main focus. They use several kinds of information, such as facts, examples, definitions, and quotations. They adjust word choice and detail for the intended reader and purpose.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A reader can identify the main focus and follow the order of ideas without confusion. The student uses facts, examples, definitions, or quotations purposefully and maintains a tone suited to the audience.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may list facts without explaining how they connect to the main idea. They may rely on transitions alone to create organization or use the same tone for every audience. Some treat multiple facts from one source as varied information.
How to Assess It
- Provide notes about later school start times: one statistic, one expert quotation, and one example. Ask students to write a paragraph for families that connects all three clearly.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups sentence strips from a model article; have them arrange the paragraphs, add transition cards, and defend the sequence.
Ask students to explain the same school policy to a principal and a new student, then compare tone and detail choices.
Run an evidence sort relay where teams match statistics, examples, definitions, and quotations to the paragraph each best develops.
Have students create a one page guide explaining a school procedure for incoming families, using headings, varied evidence, and an appropriate tone.
Free download
Printable 10.T.T.2.d Worksheet
A ready-to-print activity worksheet aligned to 10.T.T.2.d, with an answer key for the teacher on its own page. No account needed.
PDF, US Letter, prints cleanly in black and white.
Download the worksheetKeep exploring
Related Standards
- 8.T.T.2.d
Apply multiple expository techniques (e.g., main idea, facts, statistics, key details, text features, sense of closure) to enhance writing and engage audiences....
- 12.T.T.2.d
Apply expository techniques to develop a cohesive text, organized in a way that clarifies the relationship between ideas, includes multiple and varied types of ...
- 11.T.T.2.d
Apply expository techniques to develop a cohesive text, organized in a way that clarifies the relationship between ideas, includes multiple and varied types of ...
- 9.T.T.2.d
Apply expository techniques to develop a cohesive text, organized in a way that clarifies the relationship between ideas, includes multiple and varied types of ...
Turn this exact standard into a lesson
Grade, subject, topic, and the complete standard are prefilled. Create one free, no account needed.