Georgia 6.T.SS.1.c
The Standard
Use concept repetition and connected terms to support transitions, clarify the relationship between ideas and information in texts, and increase text cohesion. (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 carry a central idea from one sentence or paragraph to the next by repeating key words when needed and using closely related terms. They choose links that make each new point easy to connect to the one before it.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can revise a choppy paragraph so readers can track the topic without guessing. Repeated words, synonyms, pronouns, and related vocabulary clearly connect details to the central idea.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may avoid all repetition and replace key words with vague synonyms, leaving the topic unclear. They may also repeat the same noun in every sentence or use pronouns without a clear referent.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Revise these sentences so readers can track one central idea: “Our school garden grows vegetables. Students study insects. The project needs volunteers.” Underline three words or phrases that connect the ideas.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups sentence strips and related-word cards, then have them arrange a clear paragraph and draw arrows between connected terms.
Compare two paragraph versions and ask, “Which words help you follow the topic, and where does the connection break?”
Play a cohesion chain game where each student adds one sentence using a key word, synonym, pronoun, or related term from before.
Examine a news article and highlight how repeated and related words keep readers focused, then use the pattern in a school announcement.
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