Georgia 9.T.T.1.b
The Standard
Analyze how plot structures, conflict, narrative devices, word choice, and other craft techniques are impacted by an author’s purpose. (I)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Texts (T) · Techniques
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students determine what an author wants readers to think, feel, or understand. They connect that purpose to specific choices in structure, conflict, pacing, narration, and language.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students identify a likely purpose and select relevant evidence from the text. They explain how choices such as pacing, conflict, structure, or diction help the author achieve that purpose.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may name a technique without explaining why the author chose it. They may confuse the author’s purpose with the plot or a character’s goal. They may also claim an effect without citing a specific passage.
How to Assess It
- Give students a short passage and ask: “What is the author trying to achieve, and how do two craft choices support that purpose?” Require two quoted details.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups cut-up story scenes to reorder, then have them explain how each sequence changes the author’s intended effect.
Ask students to write: “Why did the author reveal this detail here rather than earlier?” and support their answer with evidence.
Play Craft Choice Match by pairing purpose cards with technique cards, then defend each match using a familiar story.
Compare two movie trailers for the same film and identify how editing, conflict, and word choice target different audience reactions.
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