Georgia 7.T.C.2.b
The Standard
Analyze how evidence and tone reveal the author’s perspective and impact credibility. (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 determine a writer’s viewpoint by examining word choice, details, and supporting information. They explain how those choices make the writer seem more or less trustworthy.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students name the writer’s viewpoint and describe the tone with precise words. They cite specific language or facts and explain how each affects trust in the writer.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat tone as a feeling the reader has rather than the author’s attitude. They may assume statistics or confident language automatically make a source trustworthy.
How to Assess It
- Give students a short editorial and ask: “What viewpoint does the writer hold, and which two details make the writer more or less believable?”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs two colored highlighters to mark factual support and tone words in a printed editorial, then label the writer’s viewpoint.
Ask students to write: “Which sentence most clearly shows the writer’s attitude, and how does it affect your trust?”
Play Credibility Sort by having teams place source cards under credible, questionable, or unreliable and defend each choice with evidence.
Compare two online product reviews, noting loaded words, specific evidence, and signs that each reviewer may have a personal interest.
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