Georgia 11.P.CP.2
Georgia Standard (Expectation Cluster)
Presentation Use presentation skills to tailor communication to target audiences for specific purposes.
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Practices (P)
Cluster contents
Expectations in This Standard
11.P.CP.2 is a Georgia English Language Arts standard. These are the expectations under it.
- 11.P.CP.2.a
Communicate clearly to present ideas, information, and texts. (I/C)
- 11.P.CP.2.b
Integrate modes and genres most appropriate to purpose and audience. (I/C)
- 11.P.CP.2.c
Vary tone, pace, and nonverbal gestures as appropriate to purpose and audience. (I/C)
- 11.P.CP.2.d
Engage in dialogue with audiences by asking and answering questions. (I/C)
- 11.P.CP.2.e
Build background knowledge by reciting all or part of significant poems and speeches as appropriate by grade level. (I/C)
Teacher's field guide
What This Cluster Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify who will hear a message and what that audience needs. They choose details, language, organization, visuals, and delivery that fit the audience and goal. They adjust their approach when the audience changes.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can present the same topic differently to classmates, families, or community leaders. The student selects fitting evidence, tone, visuals, pacing, and organization, then explains those choices.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may change only their vocabulary while keeping the same evidence and structure. They may confuse purpose with topic or assume flashy visuals work for every audience. Some focus on personal preference instead of audience needs.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Plan a one-minute talk on later school start times for the school board and for ninth graders. List each opening, tone, visual, and strongest evidence.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs audience and purpose cards, then have them rebuild one 60-second presentation by changing the opening, evidence, visual, and closing.
Write two openings about later school start times, one for parents and one for students, then explain each language choice.
Play Audience Switch: students begin a short pitch, draw a new audience card, and immediately adjust their tone, details, and delivery.
Compare a city council speech with a student campaign video, noting how each speaker shapes evidence, wording, visuals, and calls to action.
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