Georgia 7.T.SS.1.d
The Standard
Craft multi-paragraph texts using a coherent structure with an introduction that guides the focus; supporting facts, reasons, details, descriptions, and/or events; and a conclusion. (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 plan and write a text with a clear beginning, logically ordered body paragraphs, and a purposeful ending. They choose facts, reasons, details, descriptions, or events that develop the main focus.
What Mastery Looks Like
- The opening makes the topic and direction clear. Each body paragraph develops one part with relevant support, and the conclusion gives the piece a clear ending.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat the introduction as background without a clear focus. They may mix unrelated details, start a new paragraph without purpose, or add a conclusion that only repeats the opening.
How to Assess It
- Give students six sentences about a school issue. Ask them to arrange the sentences into an introduction, body, and conclusion, then explain two placement choices.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups paragraph strips from a sample essay to sort into introduction, body sections, and conclusion, then label each section's job.
Ask students to explain which body paragraph should come first in a sample text and cite the transition or idea that supports their choice.
Play Structure Relay, where teams match topic sentences, supporting details, transitions, and conclusions to build the clearest short text.
Have students write a three-paragraph proposal for a school improvement, using survey results or observations as support.
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