Georgia 4.P.EICC.1.a
The Standard
Generate, understand, monitor, and discuss personal and academic reading and writing goals, revising as appropriate. (I/C)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Practices (P) · Engagement & Intention for Comprehension & Composition
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students choose clear reading and writing targets based on their current work. They track progress with evidence, explain their choices, and adjust targets or action steps when needed.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student names a specific, realistic target and points to evidence in a reading log or draft. The student identifies a next step and explains whether the target needs changing.
Common Misconceptions
- Students often choose vague targets such as “write better” or “read more.” They may treat finishing work as proof of growth or change a target simply because it feels difficult.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Name one current reading or writing target, cite evidence from today’s work, and choose whether to keep or revise it. Explain why.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give students three recent work samples; they highlight one pattern, write a target on a sticky note, and add two action steps.
Ask partners, “What evidence shows progress toward your target, and what will you change next week?”
Play Goal Sort: teams classify cards as specific, vague, measurable, or unrealistic, then rewrite every weak target.
Compare a weekly reading tracker with a sports practice log, then identify how evidence helps both people adjust their plans.
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