Georgia 7.T.T.2.b
The Standard
Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts. (I)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Texts (T) · Techniques
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students read two or more texts about one topic and compare the information each author chooses to stress. They explain how evidence and interpretations shape each presentation.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students identify which facts, examples, and details each author highlights or omits. They explain how those choices create different views of the topic, using evidence from both texts.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may summarize each text without comparing the authors’ choices. They may assume different interpretations mean one author is lying. They may name evidence without explaining its effect on the presentation.
How to Assess It
- Give students two short paragraphs about the same event. Ask them to identify one shared fact and explain how each author uses it differently.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs two printed articles on school uniforms; students highlight shared facts in yellow and author-specific evidence in blue.
Ask, “Which author makes the stronger case, and how does the chosen evidence shape your view?” Require two quoted details.
Play Evidence Match: teams match fact cards to each author, then explain why each author selected or interpreted that fact.
Compare two news reports about a local event and chart which details each outlet leads with, repeats, or leaves out.
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