Georgia 12.P.EICC.2.e
The Standard
Consume and produce texts in order to solve problems or influence decisions. (I/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 read or view sources to define a problem, weigh possible solutions, and understand the audience. They create an evidence-based message that recommends action or shapes a decision.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students compare credible sources and select evidence that directly supports a workable recommendation. They produce a clear proposal, editorial, or public comment that anticipates objections and calls for specific action.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat a strong opinion as enough and leave out evidence. They may summarize sources without recommending a decision, ignore counterarguments, or use the same message for every audience.
How to Assess It
- Give students two short sources about a proposed school phone policy. Ask them to write a six-sentence recommendation using evidence, addressing one counterargument, and naming the intended audience.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups a campus traffic map, complaint cards, and budget limits, then have them design and pitch one workable traffic solution.
Ask students to write: Should seniors have an open-campus lunch, and which evidence would persuade administrators rather than students?
Run an evidence auction where teams bid tokens on source excerpts, then defend which three best support a given recommendation.
Have students read a local government proposal and draft a public comment supporting, opposing, or revising one part.
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