CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1b
The Standard
Work with peers to promote civil, democratic discussions and decision-making, set clear goals and deadlines, and establish individual roles as needed.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students organize group work so everyone knows the shared outcome, their own responsibility, and when tasks are due. They use fair decision rules and respectful talk to include all voices.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students agree on a specific outcome, divide work fairly, and record who will complete each task by a set date. They invite different views, disagree respectfully, and use an agreed process to reach decisions.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat politeness as agreement or assume the loudest person should decide. They may assign titles without clear duties, skip deadlines, or let one person do most of the work.
How to Assess It
- Give groups 10 minutes to plan a class event. Collect a written plan naming the goal, decision method, task owners, and two deadlines, then observe whether each member contributes.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give each group task cards, role cards, and a blank calendar to build a complete plan for a mock school event.
Ask students to write: How should a group respond when one member dominates and another stays silent?
Run a five-minute meeting challenge where groups earn points for balanced participation, clear task assignments, and a recorded decision.
Have teams plan a real class fundraiser, including a voting method, assigned duties, checkpoints, and a final deadline.
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Follow rules for collegial discussions and decision-making, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.
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