Georgia 5.T.SS.1.b
The Standard
Design texts using a variety of text structures and features, according to purpose and audience. (C)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Texts (T) · Structure & Style
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students choose an organization that matches what they want the text to accomplish and who will read it. They use features such as headings, lists, captions, and diagrams to guide readers.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students can plan and draft a text with a clear structure suited to the task and intended readers. They select helpful features, such as headings, captions, diagrams, or lists, and can explain their choices.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat structure as formatting rather than a plan for connecting ideas. They may add headings, images, or bullets that look appealing but do not help the reader. Some use sequence for every topic, even when cause and effect or problem and solution fits better.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: “Create a short guide for third graders on sorting lunch waste. Choose a fitting structure, add two text features, and explain one choice.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs mixed sentence strips, headings, captions, and a diagram, then have them build a clear article for younger readers.
Ask students to compare how they would explain severe weather safety to first graders and to adults, then justify each design choice.
Play Structure Match by having teams pair topic cards with sequence, comparison, cause and effect, or problem and solution plans.
Have students redesign a school lunch menu or club flyer with headings, sections, and visuals suited to families or classmates.
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