Georgia 12.T.T.1.c
The Standard
Compare how different authors develop a similar theme, comparing passages within and across texts, providing both reasoning and supportive textual evidence. (I)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Texts (T) · Techniques
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify a shared theme in two texts and trace how each author develops it through choices such as conflict, characterization, imagery, or structure. They compare key passages and support their reasoning with relevant evidence.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students state a clear shared theme and identify how each author develops it. They select relevant passages, compare specific author choices, and explain how their evidence supports the comparison.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may state a one-word topic, such as loyalty, instead of a full theme claim. They may summarize plots, list techniques, or insert quotations without explaining how the evidence supports the comparison.
How to Assess It
- Give students two brief passages and ask: State their shared theme, identify one technique each author uses, and explain the difference using one quotation from each passage.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Print six passage cards from two stories; pairs arrange them into theme-development timelines and label the author choice shown on each card.
Write one paragraph answering: How do both authors develop belonging differently, and which passage best proves each author's approach?
Run an evidence-match relay where teams pair theme claims with quotations, then add one sentence explaining how each quotation supports the comparison.
Compare two commencement speech excerpts about success, noting how anecdote, repetition, and tone shape each speaker's message.
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