Georgia 6.P.AC.2.b
The Standard
Craft words and phrases in order to influence the responses, thoughts, decisions, and questions of the target audience and achieve a specific purpose. (I/C)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Practices (P) · Author’s Craft
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students choose precise words and phrases that fit a specific reader and goal. They explain how those choices may shape what the reader feels, thinks, asks, or does.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can revise a sentence or paragraph so its word choices fit the audience and goal. The student can explain how specific verbs, adjectives, and phrases shape a reader’s reaction.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may add long or dramatic words without checking whether they fit the audience. They often name a reaction but cannot identify the words producing it. They may use the same tone for a principal, a friend, and a younger child.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Rewrite “The park has a new trail” to persuade families to visit and to warn hikers. Underline two word choices in each version and label their intended effect.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs adjective and verb cards to revise a bland lunch menu for hungry students, then compare which words sound most appealing.
Ask students to write which words could convince a principal to approve a class celebration, then explain why those choices would work.
Play Audience Switch: teams draw audience and purpose cards, revise one sentence, and earn a point when classmates identify both.
Compare two online shoe ads, then highlight words aimed at different buyers and explain the response each ad seeks.
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