Georgia 12.T.SS.2

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

• 12.T.SS.2.a

  Analyze and evaluate how the use of figurative, connotative, and/or rhetorical language contributes to the development of meaning, tone, or mood in line with th...

• 12.T.SS.2.b

  Use literary devices, figurative language, rhetorical language, and/or rhetorical appeals to create a variety of effects, as appropriate to intended purpose and...

• 12.T.SS.2.c

  Build credibility through a consistent formal, authoritative tone indicative of a confident and knowledgeable expert. (C)

01

What Students Need to Do

Students identify how diction, syntax, imagery, tone, and organization shape a reader's response. They judge whether those choices work, then craft or revise language for a specific audience, purpose, and effect.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students can compare two versions of a passage and judge which better fits its audience and purpose. They can revise diction, syntax, imagery, and organization to create a chosen effect in narratives, arguments, and informational texts.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may name a tone but cannot connect it to specific words or sentence patterns. They may assume longer words always sound more effective. They also confuse the writer's intent with the actual effect on readers.

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How to Assess It

Give students a neutral four-sentence paragraph. Ask them to rewrite it to sound ominous, underline three changes, and explain each change's effect.

1. 01

   Give pairs sentence strips from a speech, and have them rearrange the syntax to create urgency, calm, or suspense.

2. 02

   Read two public statements, then write which diction better builds trust and support the judgment with three quoted words.

3. 03

   Play Tone Switch: students draw audience and effect cards, rewrite one sentence, and classmates identify both from the language choices.

4. 04

   Compare two college recruitment emails, mark persuasive language, and revise one paragraph for skeptical students rather than eager applicants.

• 11.T.SS.2

  The 11th Grade version of this standard.

• 10.T.SS.2

  The 10th Grade version of this standard.

• 9.T.SS.2

  The 9th Grade version of this standard.

• 3.T.SS.2

  Craft Use language to interpret meaning and craft engaging texts.