Georgia 9.P.EICC.4.e
The Standard
Construct an initial draft by integrating ideas and information; selecting words, phrases, and sentences; and incorporating craft techniques that will best achieve the purpose of the text and resonate with the target audience. (C)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Practices (P) · Engagement & Intention for Comprehension & Composition
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students turn planned ideas, source details, and their own thinking into a complete first draft. They make purposeful choices about wording, sentence structure, organization, and craft for specific readers.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A strong draft has a clear purpose, a logical flow, and relevant details blended with the writer’s own thinking. The student uses deliberate wording, sentence patterns, and craft moves suited to the intended readers.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat a first draft as finished work or write without a clear audience. They may drop in quotations without context, choose vague words, or add techniques that distract from the main point.
How to Assess It
- Ask students to draft one paragraph persuading ninth graders to join a school club. Have them underline one integrated detail and circle two choices aimed at that audience.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups sentence strips containing claims, evidence, explanations, and transitions, then have them arrange and revise the strips into one effective paragraph.
Ask students to explain how they would change a school lunch argument for classmates, parents, and the principal.
Play Audience Switch by giving students a bland sentence and assigning new audiences for three quick revisions.
Have students draft a community event announcement for a school website, choosing details and wording that will motivate families to attend.
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