Georgia 12.P.EICC.2
Georgia Standard (Expectation Cluster)
Engagement & Intention Engage in written or spoken dialogue as author and audience for a variety of tasks and purposes, making intentional connections within, between, and beyond texts.
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Practices (P)
Cluster contents
Expectations in This Standard
12.P.EICC.2 is a Georgia English Language Arts standard. These are the expectations under it.
- 12.P.EICC.2.a
Share real or imagined experiences by interpreting and constructing texts that tell or include stories. (I/C)
- 12.P.EICC.2.b
Make use of texts to build knowledge, develop skills, make informed decisions, and share information and ideas. (I/C)
- 12.P.EICC.2.c
Explain and learn concepts and processes by interpreting and constructing texts. (I/C)
- 12.P.EICC.2.d
Interpret and construct texts to aid the analysis and evaluation of texts and ideas. (I/C)
- 12.P.EICC.2.e
Consume and produce texts in order to solve problems or influence decisions. (I/C)
Teacher's field guide
What This Cluster Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students contribute as speakers, writers, listeners, and readers in purposeful exchanges. They connect details within one text, across multiple texts, and to experiences or wider issues. They make choices based on audience and task.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students respond directly to others and support their points with precise details. They explain links among ideas, texts, experiences, and current issues. They adjust tone, evidence, and wording for the audience and task.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may call two texts similar without explaining the connection, or add a personal story that does not clarify the main idea. Some ignore others’ points or use the same tone for every audience and purpose.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Write 150 words to incoming seniors explaining how two class texts address responsibility, then connect the idea to a current issue. Underline both connections and explain one audience-based wording choice.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs printed excerpts, colored tabs, and string to map one link within a text, one across texts, and one beyond them.
After reading two op-eds, discuss: How does each author shape the same idea for a different audience, and which choice works better?
Play Connection Relay: teams draw claim, evidence, audience, and context cards, then build and defend a coherent response.
Write a school board comment that links a class text, a local news report, and a personal observation about one policy.
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