Georgia 2.P.CP.2.c
The Standard
Vary tone, pace, and nonverbal gestures as appropriate to purpose and audience. (I/C)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Practices (P) · Collaboration & Presentation
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students change how they speak and move to fit who is listening and why they are speaking. They choose a suitable voice, speed, expression, and gesture.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students speak at a speed and with a voice that fits the situation. They use facial expressions, eye contact, and movements that help listeners understand without becoming distracting.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think speaking louder always makes a presentation better. They may rush, use gestures that distract, or keep the same expression for every audience and purpose.
How to Assess It
- Give students the line, “Please come see what I found.” Have each student present it once to excite a friend and once to calmly inform the principal.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs emotion cards and audience cards, then have them present one sentence using matching voice, speed, facial expressions, and movements.
Ask, “How would you tell the same news to a friend, a baby, and the principal?” Students explain what they would change.
Play Audience Switch: students read a short message, then draw a new audience card and change how they present it.
Have students record a morning announcement for classmates, using a clear speed, friendly voice, eye contact, and one useful gesture.
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