Georgia 2.T.SS.2.b
The Standard
Use descriptive words to craft engaging texts. (C)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Texts (T) · Structure & Style
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students add specific words to make their writing clear and interesting. They choose details that help a reader form a picture or experience a sound, smell, taste, or feeling.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students choose specific words that help readers see, hear, feel, smell, or taste what is happening. Their word choices make a sentence more interesting without adding unrelated details.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may list many adjectives without helping the reader picture the subject. They may also repeat common words such as nice, good, and fun.
How to Assess It
- Give students the sentence, “The dog ran across the yard.” Ask them to rewrite it with two descriptive words that create a clearer picture.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Place a mystery object in a bag, let students feel it, then write three words that describe its texture, shape, or size.
Show a picture of a storm and ask, “Which words would help someone who cannot see this picture imagine it?”
Play Sentence Makeover: partners draw a plain sentence card and replace weak words with specific nouns, verbs, or adjectives.
Have students write a vivid description for a classroom lost-and-found item so its owner could identify it without seeing it.
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Related Standards
- 6.L.GC.2.d
Build and enrich ideas and information in texts, using modifiers when incorporating details and descriptions to convey meaning and facilitate engagement. (C)
- 1.T.SS.2.b
The 1st Grade version of this standard.
- K.T.SS.2.b
With adult support, use interesting and/or descriptive words to craft engaging texts. (C)
- 7.L.GC.2.d
Build and enrich ideas and information in texts, avoiding misplaced or dangling modifiers when incorporating details and descriptions to convey meaning and faci...
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