Georgia 6.P.EICC.4.b
The Standard
Plan how to organize the text by selecting modes, genres, and structures that will achieve the purpose and meet the needs of the target audience. (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 identify the reason for writing and the people who will read it. They choose a fitting mode, genre, and structure, then map the text before drafting.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students can match a writing situation with a suitable mode, genre, and structure. They can explain their choices and create an outline that fits the intended reader.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may choose a favorite genre without considering the reader or goal. They may confuse mode, genre, and structure, or use a five-paragraph plan for every task.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Plan a text that persuades the principal to add a student club. Name the genre, audience, and structure, then outline three sections.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups purpose, audience, genre, and structure cards to sort into strong writing plans, then defend one match.
Ask students to explain how a message about school safety would change for sixth graders, parents, and the principal.
Play Plan It Fast: reveal a writing scenario, and teams race to choose a genre, structure, and three-part outline.
Have students plan a real email, flyer, or announcement for an upcoming school event and identify its intended audience.
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