Georgia 12.P.ST.2

12.P.ST.2 is a Georgia English Language Arts standard. These are the expectations under it.

• 12.P.ST.2.a

  Develop and apply knowledge of author, audience, and context to discern and establish the purpose of texts being interpreted or constructed and to evaluate the ...

• 12.P.ST.2.b

  Draw from knowledge of author, audience, and context to discern and establish a clear point of view or unique perspective when interpreting and constructing tex...

• 12.P.ST.2.c

  Draw from knowledge of how authors consider context and audience to determine which information and ideas to highlight, which text design is most accessible, wh...

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What Students Need to Do

Students identify who a text is meant for and what response the writer wants. They examine language, tone, structure, and details to explain how those choices work. They use similar choices in their own writing.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Given an unfamiliar text, students identify a specific audience and purpose and support both with evidence. They explain how language, tone, details, and structure shape the response. They can revise a text so its choices fit a new audience or goal.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students often confuse a text’s topic with its purpose or name the audience as “everyone.” They may identify tone or word choice without explaining how it affects a particular audience. In their own writing, they may change vocabulary but leave the evidence, structure, and tone unchanged.

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How to Assess It

Give students a short public announcement. Ask them to name its audience and purpose, cite two author choices, explain each effect, and rewrite one sentence for a different audience.

1. 01

   Give groups printed paragraphs to cut, label, and rearrange for parents, students, or school board members.

2. 02

   Ask students to compare two versions of one message and explain which choices work better for each intended reader.

3. 03

   Play Audience Switch, where teams revise the same sentence for assigned audiences and classmates guess each audience from the choices.

4. 04

   Analyze a college email, job posting, or public service ad, then revise it for a different group of readers.

• 5.P.ST.2

  The 5th Grade version of this standard.

• 1.P.ST.2

  The 1st Grade version of this standard.

• 3.P.ST.2

  The 3rd Grade version of this standard.

• 11.P.ST.2

  The 11th Grade version of this standard.