Georgia 5.T.T.2

5.T.T.2 is a Georgia English Language Arts standard. These are the expectations under it.

• 5.T.T.2.a

  Discuss and evaluate techniques used to present and design expository texts, including multiple main ideas, facts, and key details used to support the main idea...

• 5.T.T.2.b

  Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on sp...

• 5.T.T.2.c

  Compare and contrast first and secondhand accounts of the same event or topic using primary and/or secondary sources. (I)

• 5.T.T.2.d

  Apply expository techniques that clearly introduce a topic, group paragraphs or sections to develop the topic with facts and other information (e.g., definition...

01

What Students Need to Do

Students identify how a writer explains information through definitions, facts, examples, comparisons, and cause and effect links. They explain how those choices guide a reader’s understanding. They use several techniques in their own informative writing.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can name a technique in a passage, cite the exact words, and explain what those words clarify. In writing, the student selects relevant facts and examples, organizes ideas clearly, and uses transitions to show relationships.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students often name a feature, such as a heading or picture, but do not explain how it helps the reader. They may list facts without connecting them, use an example that does not fit, or confuse explanation with opinion.

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How to Assess It

Exit ticket: Read “Evaporation changes liquid water into gas; a shrinking sunlit puddle shows this process,” label the definition and example, explain each, then add a cause and effect sentence.

1. 01

   Give pairs a printed science article and sticky notes; students label definitions, examples, facts, comparisons, and cause and effect links.

2. 02

   Students write which sentence best explains the topic, name the technique used, and support their choice with quoted evidence.

3. 03

   Play Technique Match: teams pair paragraph cards with definition, example, comparison, or cause and effect cards, then justify each match.

4. 04

   Students revise a school event flyer by adding facts, definitions, examples, and clear transitions so families can understand the event quickly.

• 1.T.T.2

  Expository Techniques Identify and use expository techniques to shape understanding.

• 3.T.T.2

  The 3rd Grade version of this standard.

• 4.T.T.2

  The 4th Grade version of this standard.

• K.T.T.2

  Expository Techniques Identify and use expository techniques to shape understanding.