Georgia 9.T.T.2

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

• 9.T.T.2.a

  Analyze and evaluate the use and effect of expository techniques and organizational patterns. (I)

• 9.T.T.2.b

  Analyze texts with conflicting information or opposing viewpoints and determine where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretations. (I)

• 9.T.T.2.d

  Apply expository techniques to develop a cohesive text, organized in a way that clarifies the relationship between ideas, includes multiple and varied types of ...

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What Students Need to Do

Students identify how definitions, examples, comparisons, facts, and organization shape an explanation. They choose and use techniques that fit a clear audience and purpose.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students can compare two explanations and point to the choices that make one more effective. They can revise a passage with definitions, examples, comparisons, facts, or organization suited to its readers.

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Common Misconceptions

Students may think adding more facts always makes an explanation better. They may name a technique without explaining its effect, or change vocabulary without truly adapting for the audience.

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How to Assess It

Exit ticket: Using the fact "Teens need 8 to 10 hours of sleep," expand "Later starts can help teenagers" for parents with a cause-and-effect explanation. Underline the technique and explain why it suits parents.

1. 01

   Give pairs a cut-up article to reorder, then label where the writer uses definition, example, comparison, and cause and effect.

2. 02

   Ask students: Which version of a recycling guide works better for new students, and what specific choices make it clearer?

3. 03

   Play Technique Match: students draw audience and purpose cards, then write one sentence using the technique that best fits both.

4. 04

   Have students rewrite a school club announcement as a clear FAQ for families, using headings, definitions, and one concrete example.

• 10.T.T.2

  The 10th Grade version of this standard.

• 11.T.T.2

  The 11th Grade version of this standard.

• 7.T.T.2

  Expository Techniques Analyze and apply expository techniques.

• 12.T.T.2

  The 12th Grade version of this standard.