Georgia 8.P.AC.3.b

ELA8th GradeText Design

The Standard

Apply knowledge of how mode and genre impact what kinds of ideas and information are included in texts. (I/C)

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Practices (P) · Author’s Craft

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students decide which ideas and details belong in different text types and formats. They compare how written, visual, audio, and combined texts handle information. They adapt content when moving from one genre or mode to another.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students select details that fit a text's purpose, audience, mode, and genre. They can explain why a statistic suits an infographic or why reflection suits a memoir. They revise content when changing formats.
Common Misconceptions: Students may treat mode and genre as the same thing. They may include every available detail instead of choosing what fits. They may change formatting without changing the content or level of detail.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: Choose three details for a 60-second news podcast about a school event, then explain why one other detail should be omitted.

Lesson moves

Give groups event notes, paper, markers, and audio tools; they create a news brief, infographic, or podcast opening with fitting details.
Ask students to explain which details from a storm report belong in a news article, personal narrative, or safety poster.
Run a genre sort with detail cards; teams place each detail under memoir, news report, infographic, or review and defend one choice.
Create announcements for a school event as an email, social media post, and morning broadcast, changing details for each format.

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