--- title: "7.T.SS.1: Organizational Structures Overview (Georgia English Language Arts standard)" code: 7.T.SS.1 cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, English Language Arts, 7.T.SS.1 subject: ela grades: - grade-7 language: en canonical_url: https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/7.T.SS.1 md_url: https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/7.T.SS.1.md alternate_language_url: https://georgiahomeroom.org/es/standards/code/7.T.SS.1.md source_url: https://case.georgiastandards.org/ims/case/v1p0/CFDocuments/391c3abe-c1ec-4a4a-a942-c9e152b35102 source_last_changed: 2025-11-14 data_built: 2026-09-18 publisher: Georgia Homeroom, a free public-interest project of Georgia Civic Data. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Georgia Department of Education or any school district. up: https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/ela/grade-7.md index: https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/index.md --- # 7.T.SS.1: Organizational Structures Overview Analyze and use organizational structures to craft meaning. - Subject: English Language Arts - Appears in: Grade 7, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/ela/grade-7.md ## Expectations - **7.T.SS.1.a**: Analyze how authors modify organizational structures or features to convey meaning, respond to the audience, or achieve specific purposes. (I) - **7.T.SS.1.b**: Design texts, flexibly employing a variety of text structures and text features to convey information and add style, as appropriate to purpose and audience. (C) - **7.T.SS.1.c**: Use varied transition words and phrases to connect ideas, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of text. (C) - **7.T.SS.1.d**: Craft multi-paragraph texts using a coherent structure with an introduction that guides the focus; supporting facts, reasons, details, descriptions, and/or events; and a conclusion. (C) ## Georgia Milestones coverage - English Language Arts Grade 7 (EOG). Texts — Constructing Texts. Structure & Style Students analyze and use organizational structures and style to shape ideas and information. (about 13% of the test; 8 points; shared with other standards, so count these points once and never add them up per standard) - English Language Arts Grade 7 (EOG). Texts — Interpreting Texts. Structure & Style Students analyze and use organizational structures and style to shape ideas and information. (about 10% of the test; 6 points; shared with other standards, so count these points once and never add them up per standard) ## What mastery looks like Georgia's Achievement Level Descriptors. The levels are cumulative: each includes the ones before it. Proficient is on grade level. - **Beginning**: Plan a text using a text structure or text feature appropriate to a provided purpose and/or audience. Use transition word(s) to connect ideas within a sentence or paragraph. - **Developing**: Explain how provided organizational structure(s) or feature(s) are used to convey meaning, respond to the audience, or achieve specific purpose(s). Design a text using text structures or text features to convey information for a provided purpose, and/or audience. Use varied transition words and phrases to connect ideas and sentences within a paragraph. Craft part of a multi-paragraph text by focusing on one of the following: Craft a section of a text that guides the focus. Revise part of an introduction to address the research, question, purpose, and/or audience. Use supporting facts, reasons, details, descriptions and/or events to increase the focus in one section of the text. Revise part of a conclusion to guide the focus. - **Proficient**: Analyze how authors use organizational structures or features to convey meaning, respond to the audience, or achieve specific purposes. Design texts, flexibly employing a variety of text structures and text features to convey information as appropriate to purpose and audience. Use varied transition words and phrases to connect ideas, sentences, and paragraphs across two paragraphs. Craft part of a multi-paragraph text by focusing on one of the following: Craft a plan for a complete text that guides the focus. Craft a complete introduction that addresses the research question, purpose, and audience. Use supporting facts, reasons, details, descriptions and/or events to increase the focus in multiple sections of the text. Craft a complete conclusion that contributes to guiding the focus. - **Distinguished**: Use varied transition words and phrases to connect ideas, sentences, and paragraphs throughout a text. Craft multi-paragraph texts using a coherent structure with an introduction that guides the focus; supporting facts, reasons, details, descriptions, and/or events; and a conclusion. ## The same standard across grades - Kindergarten, K.T.SS.1: **Organization** Identify and use organizational structures to craft meaning. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/K.T.SS.1.md - Grade 1, 1.T.SS.1: **Organization** Identify and use organizational structures to craft meaning. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/1.T.SS.1.md - Grade 2, 2.T.SS.1: **Organization** Identify and use organizational structures to craft meaning. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/2.T.SS.1.md - Grade 3, 3.T.SS.1: **Organization** Demonstrate and apply understanding of organizational structures and elements to create coherent and engaging texts. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/3.T.SS.1.md - Grade 4, 4.T.SS.1: **Organization** Demonstrate and apply understanding of organizational structures and elements to create coherent and engaging texts. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/4.T.SS.1.md - Grade 5, 5.T.SS.1: **Organization** Demonstrate and apply understanding of organizational structures and elements to create cohesive and engaging texts. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/5.T.SS.1.md - Grade 6, 6.T.SS.1: **Organization** Analyze and use organizational structures to craft meaning. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/6.T.SS.1.md - **Grade 7, 7.T.SS.1 (this standard)**: **Organization** Analyze and use organizational structures to craft meaning. - Grade 8, 8.T.SS.1: **Organization** Analyze and use organizational structures to craft meaning. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/8.T.SS.1.md - Grade 9, 9.T.SS.1: **Organization** Analyze, evaluate, and use organizational structures and style to shape thoughts across genres. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/9.T.SS.1.md - Grade 10, 10.T.SS.1: **Organization** Analyze, evaluate, and use organizational structures and style to shape thoughts across genres. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/10.T.SS.1.md - Grade 11, 11.T.SS.1: **Organization** Analyze, evaluate, and use organizational structures and style to shape thoughts across genres. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/11.T.SS.1.md - Grade 12, 12.T.SS.1: **Organization** Analyze, evaluate, and use organizational structures and style to shape thoughts across genres. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/12.T.SS.1.md Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.