CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1d
The Standard
Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives; synthesize comments, claims, and evidence made on all sides of an issue; resolve contradictions when possible; and determine what additional information or research is required to deepen the investigation or complete the task.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students listen closely, identify each speaker’s claim and supporting evidence, and combine ideas from different viewpoints. They address conflicts between claims and name the facts still needed.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students can accurately summarize several viewpoints and connect claims to evidence. They can reconcile apparent conflicts, explain unresolved disagreements, and name a specific question or source for further research.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat responding as simply agreeing or disagreeing. They may list viewpoints without connecting them, ignore conflicting evidence, or request vague “more research” without naming what is missing.
How to Assess It
- Give students a short transcript with three viewpoints. Ask them to identify one agreement, one conflict, a reasonable conclusion, and one specific source needed next.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups color-coded claim and evidence cards from four speakers, then have them sort agreements, conflicts, and unanswered questions.
After a seminar, ask students to write which viewpoints fit together, where they conflict, and what source could clarify the issue.
Play Evidence Gap, where teams score by identifying an unsupported claim and naming the exact evidence needed to test it.
Use a school phone policy proposal, assign stakeholder statements, and have students draft a recommendation that accounts for each viewpoint.
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