Georgia 11.T.T.2

11.T.T.2 is a Georgia English Language Arts standard. These are the expectations under it.

• 11.T.T.2.a

  Evaluate and critique expository techniques and organizational patterns and their effect; evaluate clarity of information. (I)

• 11.T.T.2.b

  Analyze and evaluate texts with conflicting information or opposing viewpoints and determine where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretations. (I)

• 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 ...

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What Students Need to Do

Students identify techniques such as definition, examples, comparison, cause and effect, and classification. They judge how well each technique serves a stated audience and purpose. They use selected techniques to make informative writing clearer and more engaging.

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What Mastery Looks Like

A student can identify a technique in a text and explain its effect with evidence. The student can revise a flat paragraph for a named audience by adding a purposeful example, comparison, definition, or structure. Each choice supports the stated purpose.

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Common Misconceptions

Students may label a technique without explaining how it affects the reader. They often assume more facts always improve a text. Some add anecdotes or statistics that do not fit the audience or purpose.

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How to Assess It

Post: “School starts at 8:00. Many students arrive tired. A later start may affect attendance and learning.” Ask students to revise it for parents using one expository technique, then name and explain their choice.

1. 01

   Give pairs paragraph strips using definition, examples, comparison, and cause and effect; have them sort, label, and justify each choice.

2. 02

   Ask students to compare two explanations of the same topic and write which better serves ninth graders, citing one technique.

3. 03

   Play Technique Swap: teams draw an audience card and a technique card, then revise one neutral sentence in two minutes.

4. 04

   Have students rewrite a school safety notice for students and families, choosing different examples, definitions, or comparisons for each audience.

• 10.T.T.2

  The 10th Grade version of this standard.

• 7.T.T.2

  Expository Techniques Analyze and apply expository techniques.

• 9.T.T.2

  The 9th Grade version of this standard.

• 12.T.T.2

  The 12th Grade version of this standard.