---
title: "ELAGSEJ.RW5: Journalistic Writing Structure (Georgia English Language Arts standard)"
code: ELAGSEJ.RW5
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, English Language Arts, ELAGSEJ.RW5
subject: ela
grades:
  - grade-9
  - grade-10
  - grade-11
  - grade-12
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# ELAGSEJ.RW5: Journalistic Writing Structure

Exhibit knowledge of the structure of journalistic writing. a. Follow the stages of writing and editing as they apply to the production process. b. Format types of writing as applicable to publication purpose. c. Demonstrate skills for writing leads, bodies of stories of various structures (e.g. inverted pyramid, chronological), headlines, and captions.

- Subject: English Language Arts
- Appears in: Grade 9, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/ela/grade-9.md
- Appears in: Grade 10, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/ela/grade-10.md
- Appears in: Grade 11, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/ela/grade-11.md
- Appears in: Grade 12, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/ela/grade-12.md

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.