Georgia 2.P.ST.2.a
The Standard
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 extent to which those texts achieve those purposes. (I/C)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Practices (P) · Situating Texts
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify who created a text, who it is meant for, and why it was made. They use clues from words, pictures, format, and situation to explain whether the text does its job.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can compare two texts on the same topic, such as a poster and a story, and name each purpose and audience. The student points to supporting details and suggests a change when a text misses its purpose.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat every text as entertainment or confuse the topic with the purpose, saying "dogs" instead of "to teach about dogs." They may assume the reader is always themselves, or judge a text by whether they like it rather than whether it works for its audience.
How to Assess It
- Show a school lunch poster. Ask: "Who made this, who should read it, what should readers think or do, and which detail helps it work?"
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a storybook, menu, invitation, and safety sign to sort by creator, audience, and purpose, using labeled sticky notes.
Read two playground signs, then ask students to write which sign better helps younger children follow the rule and why.
Play Purpose Detective: reveal a text card, and teams earn points by naming its likely audience, purpose, and strongest clue.
Have students revise a classroom reminder for kindergartners, choosing words and pictures that make the message clear to younger readers.
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