---
title: "K.P.ST.1: Context in Texts (Georgia English Language Arts standard)"
code: K.P.ST.1
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, English Language Arts, K.P.ST.1
subject: ela
grades:
  - kindergarten
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# K.P.ST.1: Context in Texts

Develop and apply knowledge of key components of context such as background information, geographic location, cultural influences, time period, and contemporary events when interpreting and constructing texts.

- Subject: English Language Arts
- Appears in: Kindergarten, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/ela/kindergarten.md

## Expectations

- **K.P.ST.1.a**: Use prior knowledge, formal or informal research, and discussions with others to identify the key components of context that are most relevant. (I/C)
- **K.P.ST.1.b**: Consider how context impacts the purposes of the author and the audience. (I/C)
- **K.P.ST.1.c**: Explore how context shapes the author’s decisions and the audience’s responses during the interpretation and construction of texts. (I/C)

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

## The same standard across grades

- **Kindergarten, K.P.ST.1 (this standard)**: **Context** Develop and apply knowledge of key components of context such as background information, geographic location, cultural influences, time period, and contemporary events when interpreting and constructing texts.
- Grade 1, 1.P.ST.1: **Context** Develop and apply knowledge of key components of context such as background information, geographic location, cultural influences, time period, and contemporary events when interpreting and constructing texts. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/1.P.ST.1.md
- Grade 2, 2.P.ST.1: **Context** Develop and apply knowledge of key components of context such as background information, geographic location, cultural influences, time period, and contemporary events when interpreting and constructing texts. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/2.P.ST.1.md
- Grade 3, 3.P.ST.1: **Context** Develop and apply knowledge of key components of context such as background information, geographic location, cultural influences, time period, and contemporary events when interpreting and constructing texts. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/3.P.ST.1.md
- Grade 4, 4.P.ST.1: **Context** Develop and apply knowledge of key components of context such as background information, geographic location, cultural influences, time period, and contemporary events when interpreting and constructing texts. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/4.P.ST.1.md
- Grade 5, 5.P.ST.1: **Context** Develop and apply knowledge of key components of context such as background information, geographic location, cultural influences, time period, and contemporary events when interpreting and constructing texts. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/5.P.ST.1.md
- Grade 6, 6.P.ST.1: **Context** Develop and apply knowledge of key components of context such as background information, geographic location, cultural influences, time period, and contemporary events when interpreting and constructing texts. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/6.P.ST.1.md
- Grade 7, 7.P.ST.1: **Context** Develop and apply knowledge of key components of context such as background information, geographic location, cultural influences, time period, and contemporary events when interpreting and constructing texts. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/7.P.ST.1.md
- Grade 8, 8.P.ST.1: **Context** Develop and apply knowledge of key components of context such as background information, geographic location, cultural influences, time period, and contemporary events when interpreting and constructing texts. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/8.P.ST.1.md
- Grade 9, 9.P.ST.1: **Context** Develop and apply knowledge of key components of context such as background information, geographic location, cultural influences, time period, and contemporary events when interpreting and constructing texts. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/9.P.ST.1.md
- Grade 10, 10.P.ST.1: **Context** Develop and apply knowledge of key components of context such as background information, geographic location, cultural influences, time period, and contemporary events when interpreting and constructing texts. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/10.P.ST.1.md
- Grade 11, 11.P.ST.1: **Context** Develop and apply knowledge of key components of context such as background information, geographic location, cultural influences, time period, and contemporary events when interpreting and constructing texts. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/11.P.ST.1.md
- Grade 12, 12.P.ST.1: **Context** Develop and apply knowledge of key components of context such as background information, geographic location, cultural influences, time period, and contemporary events when interpreting and constructing texts. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/12.P.ST.1.md

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