CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7.1d

ELA7th GradeComprehension and Collaboration

The Standard

Acknowledge new information expressed by others and, when warranted, modify their own views.

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students listen closely enough to identify a classmate’s idea or evidence. They explain how that contribution affects their thinking, then revise their claim when the evidence supports a change.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students accurately paraphrase a peer’s point before responding. They can update a claim, or keep it, and give a clear reason based on evidence.
Common Misconceptions: Students may agree politely without naming the idea that affected them. They may also refuse to revise a claim, or change it only because the group disagrees.
How to Assess It: Use this exit ticket: “A classmate’s point that ___ changed, added to, or confirmed my view because ___. My view now is ___.”

Lesson moves

Give groups evidence cards about school start times, then have students sort them and rewrite their original claim on a new card.
After a fishbowl discussion, prompt students: “Which speaker added most to your thinking, and what changed or stayed the same?”
Play Change, Add, or Hold: students hear a peer’s evidence, choose a response card, and explain their choice.
Compare two product reviews, then ask partners to identify one fact that could change which product they would buy.

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