Georgia K.T.C.2.a
The Standard
Identify the authors and illustrators of picture books and explain their roles. (I)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Texts (T) · Context
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students find the creator names on a picture book cover or title page. They explain who created the words and who created the pictures.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given an unfamiliar picture book, students can point to the creator credits and match each name to the correct job. They also recognize when one person did both jobs.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may call the classroom reader, main character, or publisher the writer. They may think the artist only colors pictures or that two different people always do the jobs.
How to Assess It
- Show an unfamiliar picture book cover and title page. Ask, “Who made the words, who made the pictures, and where did you find each name?”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs three picture books and sticky notes labeled words and pictures, then have them place each note beside the matching creator’s name.
Read one page aloud, then ask, “What did the writer add, and what did the artist add to help us understand?”
Play Creator Detective by displaying book covers and awarding a point when students locate each credit and name the matching job.
Show a short author-illustrator interview clip, then have students name the two jobs the creator performs.
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