Georgia 5.T.T.3

5.T.T.3 is a Georgia English Language Arts standard. These are the expectations under it.

• 5.T.T.3.a

  Discuss and evaluate techniques used to present and design opinion and argumentative texts, including author’s opinion or claim, supporting reasons, and evidenc...

• 5.T.T.3.c

  Apply opinion techniques to create opinion pieces that introduce the topic, state an opinion about the topic, supply reasons and evidence to support the opinion...

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What Students Need to Do

Students identify an author's opinion and the techniques used to support it. They explain how reasons, evidence, examples, and word choices shape a reader's view. They use these techniques in their own speaking and writing.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students can identify an opinion, relevant reasons, supporting evidence, and persuasive word choices in a short text. They can explain how each technique affects readers. Their own paragraph uses an organized opinion, logical support, linking words, and a clear conclusion.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may treat a strong feeling as sufficient support or confuse a reason with evidence. They may name a technique without explaining its effect on the reader. Some include unrelated facts that do not support the opinion.

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How to Assess It

Give students a six-sentence opinion paragraph. Ask them to underline the opinion, box one reason and supporting detail, explain the detail's effect, and add one persuasive sentence.

1. 01

   Give pairs claim, reason, and evidence cards to sort into logical sets, then have them explain why each piece belongs.

2. 02

   Discuss whether students should have longer recess, requiring each speaker to give one reason, one fact, and one audience-focused word choice.

3. 03

   Play Persuasion Match by having teams connect technique cards, such as facts or emotional words, to their likely effects on readers.

4. 04

   Examine a product review or local advertisement, highlight persuasive techniques, then rewrite one sentence for a different audience.

• 3.T.T.3

  The 3rd Grade version of this standard.

• 2.T.T.3

  Opinion Techniques Identify and use opinion techniques to shape understanding.

• K.T.T.3

  Opinion Techniques Identify and use opinion techniques to shape understanding.

• 4.T.T.3

  The 4th Grade version of this standard.