Georgia 3.T.T.2.a
The Standard
Describe the techniques used to present and design expository texts, including facts and key details used to support the main idea. (I)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Texts (T) · Techniques
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify the main idea in an informational text and find facts and key details that support it. They describe how features such as headings, captions, and diagrams help present the information.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students can state the main idea of a short informational text and point to facts and details that support it. They can explain how headings, captions, diagrams, or other features clarify the information.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may confuse the topic with the main idea or choose any interesting detail as support. They may treat opinions as facts. They may name a heading, caption, or diagram without explaining how it helps the reader.
How to Assess It
- Give students a short article with a heading and diagram. Ask them to write the main idea, list two supporting facts, and explain how one design feature helps.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Cut apart an article's heading, paragraphs, caption, and diagram, then have groups rebuild it and explain each placement.
Ask students to write: Which fact best supports the main idea, and why is it stronger than another detail?
Play Evidence Sort by having teams place detail cards under Supports, Does Not Support, or Need More Information.
Examine a museum sign or product label and identify how facts, headings, and images help readers understand the main message.
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