Georgia reading map

Explore Georgia through place and perspective

These Georgia readings range from fiction to explanation, biography, and informational writing. Use the map to find texts connected with the state, then use each passage’s own subject and form to build a reading task. The titles suggest starting points; the full texts supply the evidence.

Compare a story with city explanation

Gold in the Hills is a Lower Elementary short story. Ask readers to find the details that create its setting and describe what a character notices. Atlanta: The City in a Forest is an explanatory article. Students can identify what it explains about Atlanta and how its details support that explanation.

Read about a person and a mountain

Young Martin’s Big Dreams is a biography labeled for 3rd grade. Have students note which facts build the account of its subject. The Crown of Georgia: Ecology and Views of Brasstown Bald is informational and labeled Middle School; readers can locate the passage’s focus and evidence.

Let students support each observation

Compare the story’s setting clues with the article’s explanatory details, or ask students to record information from one nonfiction reading in a fact file. For a written response, require a detail from the chosen passage. Check the full text, questions, and grade information before selecting the level of support.

For a broader view, return to the United States reading map.