Georgia 7.T.SS.2.b
The Standard
Use figurative language, literary devices, or connotative language for intentional effects when creating texts to achieve specific purposes or appeal to the target audience. (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 use purposeful word choices and literary techniques to shape tone, meaning, and reader response. They adjust their language for a specific purpose and audience.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students choose words and devices that create a clear tone for a named audience. They can explain the intended effect and revise choices that do not support the purpose.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think adding any simile or metaphor makes writing stronger. They may overuse devices, ignore audience, or treat words with similar definitions as having the same emotional effect.
How to Assess It
- Give students the sentence, “The hallway was crowded.” Ask them to rewrite it with a threatening tone, underline one language choice, and explain its effect.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Sort phrase cards by positive, negative, or neutral connotation, then replace one word to change each phrase’s tone.
Rewrite a school announcement for classmates and parents, then explain how two language choices fit each audience.
Teams draw purpose and audience cards, revise a literal sentence with an assigned device, and let classmates guess the intended effect.
Compare wording in two ads for the same product, then write a slogan using connotative language for a named audience.
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