Georgia 7.P.EICC.4.b

ELA7th GradeWriting Processes

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 Students Need to Do: Students identify who will read a piece and what the writing should accomplish. They choose a suitable mode, genre, and structure, then sketch an outline before drafting.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given a purpose and audience, students can choose whether to explain, argue, or narrate and select a fitting form, such as a letter or article. Their plan orders ideas in a way that helps readers follow and respond.
Common Misconceptions: Students often choose a familiar genre without considering the reader or goal. They may confuse mode with genre or force every piece into a five-paragraph structure.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: "You want seventh graders to waste less food at lunch. Choose a mode, genre, and structure, outline three parts, and justify your choices."

Lesson moves

Give groups paragraph cards from a mixed-up article, then have them arrange the cards and label the structure they created.
Ask students to compare how they would explain school phone rules to a friend, a parent, and the school board.
Play Purpose, Audience, Plan: teams draw scenario cards and earn points for matching each with a mode, genre, and structure.
Have students plan a neighborhood park proposal for the city council, including the best format, section order, and reasons for each choice.

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