Georgia 7.T.C.1.b
The Standard
Use text mode features to aid comprehension and analysis of a variety of disciplinary texts and their related contexts. (I)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Texts (T) · Context
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students use headings, captions, diagrams, layout, audio, video, and links to understand texts from different subjects. They explain how those features shape meaning for a specific purpose and audience.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students can locate useful features in print, digital, visual, and audio texts. They can explain how each feature guides attention, adds information, or supports analysis for a particular audience.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat headings, captions, diagrams, audio, and hyperlinks as decoration. They may identify a feature without explaining how it supports meaning or fits the audience and context.
How to Assess It
- Give students a one-page article with a heading, captioned image, and chart. Ask them to choose two features and explain what each helps readers understand.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a printed science article, sticky notes, and colored pens; have them label each mode feature and note what it clarifies.
Compare a news article and video on the same event, then discuss which features guide attention and suit each audience.
Play Feature Match: students pair cards naming headings, captions, diagrams, audio, and hyperlinks with the reading job each one performs.
Examine a bus schedule, recipe, or weather app, and explain how layout, icons, and labels help users act quickly.
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