Georgia 3.T.C.1.a
The Standard
Determine the purpose (e.g., entertain, inform, persuade) and target audience of a text. (I)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Texts (T) · Context
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify why an author created a text and who is most likely meant to read or view it. They use details from words, images, and layout as evidence.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a new text, a student can name its purpose and likely audience. The student supports both answers with specific words, images, or text features.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may name the topic instead of explaining why the text was made. They may think the audience is everyone or choose an audience without using text clues.
How to Assess It
- Show a flyer that says, “Join the Saturday park cleanup! Gloves and snacks provided. Families welcome.” Ask why it was made, who it targets, and which details prove it.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a joke page, animal fact card, and toy ad to sort by purpose and audience, then highlight supporting clues.
Read a toy advertisement aloud, then ask, “Who is it trying to reach, and which words or pictures reveal that audience?”
Play Purpose, Audience, Evidence: teams draw a text card, choose matching label cards, and earn a point by citing one clue.
Compare a school lunch menu with a restaurant menu, and list how each uses words and design for its readers.
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