Georgia 3.P.EICC.1
Georgia Standard (Expectation Cluster)
Reader & Writer Identity Build an identity as a reader and writer, developing a repertoire of resources and tools to continuously expand participation as an active consumer and producer of texts.
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Practices (P)
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Expectations in This Standard
3.P.EICC.1 is a Georgia English Language Arts standard. These are the expectations under it.
- 3.P.EICC.1.a
Generate, understand, monitor, and discuss personal and academic reading and writing goals, revising as appropriate. (I/C)
- 3.P.EICC.1.b
Discuss or write about personal and academic reading and writing preferences, referring to specific techniques, topics, modes, and genres that resonate most. (I...
- 3.P.EICC.1.c
Select, read, and write texts of personal interest and academic relevance to grade-level texts and topics. (I/C)
- 3.P.EICC.1.d
Build a repertoire of comprehension and composition skills, strategies, and techniques, drawing from them as needed to aid the interpretation and construction o...
- 3.P.EICC.1.e
Participate in a community of readers and writers by developing group norms, discussing texts, sharing individual writing, listening as others share their writi...
- 3.P.EICC.1.f
Develop independence and autonomy as a reader and writer. (I/C)
Teacher's field guide
What This Cluster Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students describe their reading and writing preferences, habits, strengths, and goals. They choose resources, such as mentor texts, organizers, dictionaries, libraries, and peer feedback, to improve and share their work.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain what they choose to read or write and why. They independently select a fitting tool, use it purposefully, and describe how it helped them grow.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think reading identity is a level, or that strong readers only choose long, difficult books. They may see writing as a one-draft task and ask for help without choosing a tool themselves.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: “Name one strength you have as a reader or writer, one goal, and one tool you will use next. Explain why.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Place comics, poems, articles, chapter books, and picture books at stations; students sample three and tag each with what interested them.
Students write a reader-writer profile answering, “What do I enjoy, what challenges me, and what helps me improve?”
Play Tool Match: pairs connect challenge cards to dictionaries, mentor texts, organizers, or peer feedback, then defend each choice.
Create book recommendations and short author bios for a class display that helps younger students choose books and meet third-grade writers.
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