Georgia 3.T.C.1
Georgia Standard (Expectation Cluster)
Purpose & Audience Use knowledge of purposes and audiences, as well as the language that develops those relationships, to make meaning of texts in multiple modes.
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Texts (T)
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Expectations in This Standard
3.T.C.1 is a Georgia English Language Arts standard. These are the expectations under it.
- 3.T.C.1.a
Determine the purpose (e.g., entertain, inform, persuade) and target audience of a text. (I)
- 3.T.C.1.b
Determine common text features of print, digital, auditory, spoken, and visual modes and describe how they contribute to the overall purpose and effect. (I)
- 3.T.C.1.c
Create multimodal texts, using features of pre-selected modes for a specific purpose and audience. (C)
Teacher's field guide
What This Cluster Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students figure out why a text was made and who it is meant to reach. They use words, pictures, sound, and format to explain their thinking.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students identify the likely audience and purpose of a story, poster, video, or other text. They point to specific words, images, or design choices as evidence.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may confuse the topic with the purpose, saying “dogs” instead of “to teach about dogs.” They may name the audience as “everyone” or ignore clues in pictures and format.
How to Assess It
- Give students a toy advertisement. Ask: “Who is the audience, what is the purpose, and which two words or images support your answers?”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Sort cards showing an invitation, weather alert, toy ad, and animal article by purpose and audience, then underline supporting clues.
Compare a principal’s note to families with a note to students, then discuss how the word choices fit each audience.
Play Audience Switch by drawing an audience card and rewriting a short message to match that group.
Examine a cafeteria menu or school flyer and identify how its words, pictures, and layout guide readers. positioning detail varied.
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