Georgia 12.P.EICC.3.b
The Standard
Scan and skim the text, making note of structures and sections that might be most useful. (I)
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 preview a text before reading it closely. They use headings, sections, topic sentences, graphics, and key terms to locate information that fits their purpose.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students quickly locate the sections most likely to answer a question or support a task. They explain how headings, topic sentences, graphics, and other features guided them.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may read every word instead of previewing for a clear purpose. They may also confuse skimming for main ideas with scanning for a specific fact.
How to Assess It
- Give students a two-page article and ask them to find its claim and one relevant statistic in 90 seconds. They must name the text features they used.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a printed article, sticky notes, and two minutes to mark headings, sections, graphics, and details useful for a research question.
Ask students to explain in writing which section they would read closely first and what text feature guided their choice.
Run a timed scavenger hunt where teams scan reports for named facts, then skim sections to state each section's main point.
Compare a college syllabus, job posting, and rental agreement, then identify which sections answer three common reader questions.
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