Georgia 3.T.SS.1.a
The Standard
Describe how texts are arranged to represent information and ideas using text features (e.g., map, captions) and organizational structures (e.g., cause/effect), referring to parts of texts using terms such as chapter or section. (I)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Texts (T) · Structure & Style
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What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify parts of a text, including chapters, sections, maps, and captions. They explain how those features and patterns, such as cause and effect, organize information and connect ideas.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can point to a chapter, section, heading, caption, or map and explain its job. The student can name a pattern, such as cause and effect, and cite details that show how ideas connect.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think captions only name pictures, rather than add information. They may confuse the topic with the organizational pattern. They may call every part a paragraph instead of using terms such as chapter or section.
How to Assess It
- Give students a one-page article with a section heading, map, caption, and cause-and-effect paragraph. Ask them to label two features and explain how the text arranges its ideas.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a cut-up article with a heading, paragraphs, map, and caption to reassemble, then explain their placement choices.
Display a short article and ask students to write how one section, caption, or map helps readers understand the main idea.
Play a card sort where students match text samples to labels such as caption, map, chapter, section, sequence, and cause and effect.
Examine a zoo brochure and discuss how its map, captions, and sections help visitors find information and plan their route.
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