Georgia 12.P.AC.3.b
The Standard
Apply knowledge of how mode and genre impact what kinds of ideas and information are included in texts. (I/C)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Practices (P) · Author’s Craft
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students decide which ideas, details, and evidence belong in different modes and genres. They adapt the content of a text to match its purpose, audience, and form.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students select details and evidence that suit a specific mode and genre. They can explain why a personal anecdote fits a memoir but may not fit a formal report.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat mode and genre as interchangeable labels. They may also include the same evidence, tone, and details in every text, regardless of audience or purpose.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: For a school protest, list three details for a news report and three for a personal narrative. Explain one difference between the lists.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups detail cards about one event, then have them sort the cards into a news article, memoir, or editorial.
Ask students to explain how a podcast interview and research report would present the same topic differently.
Play Genre Switch: students draw a topic and genre card, then list five details their assigned text should include.
Compare a company press release with a news report about the same announcement, marking which facts and viewpoints each includes.
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