Georgia 8.T.SS.1.b
The Standard
Design texts, flexibly employing a variety of text structures and text features to convey information and add style, as appropriate to purpose and 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 organize information using structures that fit their purpose and readers. They select text features that clarify ideas, guide attention, and shape the text's style.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students choose structures such as cause and effect, comparison, or problem and solution to fit a specific task. They use headings, captions, lists, and graphics with purpose and can explain their choices.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat headings, graphics, and bold print as decoration rather than tools that guide readers. They may use one familiar structure for every task or mix structures without a clear reason.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Organize five facts about a school garden for new students. Choose a clear structure, add two useful text features, and label why each choice helps the audience.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups fact cards, headings, image cards, and captions, then have them build two layouts for different audiences.
Prompt students to explain how they would organize a phone policy message for classmates, parents, and elementary students.
Run a structure sort race using short passages labeled chronology, comparison, cause and effect, and problem and solution.
Redesign a confusing cafeteria menu using sections, headings, icons, and notes so a new student can find information quickly.
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