Georgia 8.T.T.2

8.T.T.2 is a Georgia English Language Arts standard. These are the expectations under it.

• 8.T.T.2.a

  Analyze the development of expository techniques used to present and design content, including multiple main ideas, facts, statistics, key details, information ...

• 8.T.T.2.b

  Analyze and evaluate how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or adva...

• 8.T.T.2.d

  Apply multiple expository techniques (e.g., main idea, facts, statistics, key details, text features, sense of closure) to enhance writing and engage audiences....

01

What Students Need to Do

Students examine how writers explain information through definitions, examples, facts, comparisons, and text structures. They explain why a technique works, then use it in their own expository writing.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students identify techniques such as definitions, examples, facts, comparisons, and cause and effect. They explain each technique’s purpose and use suitable techniques in their own clear, organized writing.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may summarize the topic instead of explaining how the writer presents it. They may name a technique, such as examples or definitions, without showing its effect on clarity.

04

How to Assess It

Give students a short paragraph and ask: “Name one expository technique, cite the words that show it, and explain how it helps the reader.”

1. 01

   Cut apart an article, then have groups sort sections by technique and rebuild the article in a clear order.

2. 02

   Ask students to explain which technique best clarifies a difficult topic, then support their choice with a specific example.

3. 03

   Play Technique Match by pairing paragraph cards with labels such as definition, example, comparison, cause and effect, and problem and solution.

4. 04

   Have students create a one-page guide explaining a school procedure with facts, examples, definitions, headings, and transitions.

• 3.T.T.2

  Expository Techniques Explain, analyze, and use expository techniques to shape understandings.

• 5.T.T.2

  Expository Techniques Explain, analyze, and use expository techniques to shape understandings.

• 7.T.T.2

  The 7th Grade version of this standard.

• 6.T.T.2

  The 6th Grade version of this standard.