Georgia 11.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 turn notes, evidence, and original thinking into a complete first draft. They choose words, sentence structures, and craft moves that fit their purpose and intended readers.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A strong draft has a clear controlling idea, logically placed evidence, and explanations that connect sources to the writer’s point. Word choice, sentence patterns, and craft moves suit the intended reader and goal.
Common Misconceptions
- Students often paste quotations into a draft without context or explanation. They may treat drafting as freewriting and postpone all audience choices until revision. Some add figurative language or varied sentences randomly, even when those moves distract from the purpose.
How to Assess It
- Give students three facts about later school start times. Ask them to write a 150-word opening for school board members using one integrated fact and one purposeful craft move.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs printed source cards, claim cards, and transition strips; have them arrange a logical draft sequence before writing one paragraph.
Compare two openings about the same issue, then discuss which diction and sentence choices would better persuade parents, students, or administrators.
Play Audience Swap: students draw an audience card, revise one paragraph for that reader, then classmates guess the audience from the choices.
Rewrite a school attendance announcement as an email to families and a student social media post, using the same facts in both.
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