Georgia 2.P.CP.2.e
The Standard
Build background knowledge by reciting all or part of significant poems and speeches as appropriate by grade level. (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 learn a short selection from a well-known poem or speech and present it from memory. They use details about the author, speaker, setting, and words to understand its meaning.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student presents selected lines accurately, clearly, and at a steady pace. The student explains the main idea and gives one fact about the author, speaker, or setting.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may rush through memorized words without showing that they understand them. They may skip unfamiliar words, change lines, or confuse the author with the speaker.
How to Assess It
- Ask each student to recite four assigned lines, then answer, “Who wrote or spoke these words, and what idea do they express?”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Cut four poem lines into strips; students order them, add gestures, and recite the lines without holding the strips.
After hearing a speech excerpt, ask, “What does the speaker want listeners to remember, and which words show that?”
Play Recitation Relay: partners alternate memorized lines, then present the full passage together using clear pauses and expression.
Have students present a short civic poem during morning announcements and introduce its author, setting, and main idea.
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