Georgia 7.P.AC.3.c

ELA7th GradeText Design

The Standard

Apply knowledge of how mode and genre impact how ideas and information are structured and arranged in texts. (I/C)

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Practices (P) · Author’s Craft

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students choose an organization that fits the purpose and type of text they are creating. They arrange ideas, evidence, events, or sections in an order readers can follow.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students can select a structure that fits a narrative, explanation, or argument within a specific genre. They arrange sections logically and explain how that order helps the reader.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think every text should follow an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion. They may also confuse mode with genre or copy a structure that does not fit the purpose.
How to Assess It: Give students a claim, three reasons, one counterclaim, and supporting facts. Ask them to arrange the parts for an argument and explain two placement choices.

Lesson moves

Give groups cut-up sections from a news article, story, and argument; students rebuild each text and label the clues that guided them.
Ask students to explain how the same school event would be organized differently as a news report, personal narrative, and persuasive letter.
Play Structure Match by pairing purpose cards, genre cards, and outline cards, then have teams defend each completed set.
Compare a product review, instruction manual, and advertisement for one item, then identify how each structure serves its audience and purpose.

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