Georgia 9.P.ST.2

9.P.ST.2 is a Georgia English Language Arts standard. These are the expectations under it.

• 9.P.ST.2.a

  Develop and apply knowledge of author, audience, and context to discern and establish the purpose of texts being interpreted or constructed and to evaluate the ...

• 9.P.ST.2.b

  Draw from knowledge of author, audience, and context to discern and establish a clear point of view or unique perspective when interpreting and constructing tex...

• 9.P.ST.2.c

  Draw from knowledge of how authors consider context and audience to determine which information and ideas to highlight, which text design is most accessible, wh...

01

What Students Need to Do

Students explain how an author's tone, word choice, details, organization, and format fit a particular audience and goal. They use those same choices when creating or revising their own texts.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students can identify the likely audience and purpose, then support both with details from the text. They can also adjust tone, word choice, details, and format for a new audience or purpose.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may confuse the topic with the author's purpose. They may name an audience without using evidence, or assume formal language always works best.

04

How to Assess It

Give students a school event announcement written for ninth graders. Ask them to name the audience and purpose, cite two supporting choices, then rewrite one sentence for parents.

1. 01

   Give groups three printed event flyers; students annotate word choice, images, and layout, then match each flyer to its likely audience.

2. 02

   Ask students to write two versions of a lunch policy message, one for classmates and one for families, then discuss their choices.

3. 03

   Play Audience Switch: students draw an audience and purpose card, then revise the same sentence to fit both.

4. 04

   Compare a real school website notice with its social media post, and identify how wording, detail, and tone change for each audience.

• 10.P.ST.2

  The 10th Grade version of this standard.

• 4.P.ST.2

  The 4th Grade version of this standard.

• 2.P.ST.2

  The 2nd Grade version of this standard.

• 11.P.ST.2

  The 11th Grade version of this standard.