Georgia 9.T.T.3

9.T.T.3 is a Georgia English Language Arts standard. These are the expectations under it.

• 9.T.T.3.a

  Read, discuss, evaluate, and critique a variety of texts, considering the argumentative techniques used to present and design content and their associated impli...

• 9.T.T.3.b

  Recognize and analyze the use of rhetorical appeals (ethos, logos, and pathos) in a variety of texts. (I)

• 9.T.T.3.c

  Apply argumentative techniques strategically to enhance writing and engage audiences. (C)

• 9.T.T.3.d

  Use rhetorical devices and appeals to guide the creation and revision of texts. (C)

01

What Students Need to Do

Students identify choices such as evidence, reasoning, emotional appeals, counterclaims, tone, and word choice. They judge how well those choices fit an audience and purpose, then use or revise them in their own arguments.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can explain why a technique works, or fails, for a named audience using details from the text. The student can revise an argument with relevant evidence, clear reasoning, and deliberate tone or appeals.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may treat any emotional language as persuasive, even when it replaces evidence. They may insert a fact or quotation without explaining how it supports the claim. They may also use the same tone and examples for every audience or mention a counterclaim without answering it.

04

How to Assess It

Exit ticket: A school board is considering a later start time. Ask, “Which support is more persuasive, ‘Students are tired’ or ‘A nearby district reported better attendance after delaying classes’? Explain, then revise the weaker support for the board audience.”

1. 01

   Give groups claim, evidence, audience, and technique cards; have them build the strongest argument and defend each card choice.

2. 02

   Ask students to write one school uniform claim for parents and classmates, then discuss how tone, evidence, and appeals change.

3. 03

   Play Argument Coach: pairs revise weak sentences by adding evidence, reasoning, counterclaims, or audience-specific language, earning points for justified revisions.

4. 04

   Compare two local campaign flyers or public service posts, then identify which choices best fit the intended audience and purpose.

• 10.T.T.3

  The 10th Grade version of this standard.

• 12.T.T.3

  The 12th Grade version of this standard.

• 11.T.T.3

  The 11th Grade version of this standard.

• 7.T.T.3

  Argumentative Techniques Analyze and apply argumentative techniques.