CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1b
The Standard
Work with peers to set rules for collegial discussions and decision-making (e.g., informal consensus, taking votes on key issues, presentation of alternate views), clear goals and deadlines, and individual roles as needed.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
What This Standard Means
Students need to help a group set up a discussion before it starts. That means agreeing on norms, deciding how choices will be made, naming the goal, setting a deadline, and assigning jobs when useful.
Mastery looks like students running a group conversation without waiting for the teacher to manage every step. They can suggest a fair process, keep the group on task, and include different views. Students often get stuck making vague norms, avoiding decisions, or letting one person do all the work.
Ways to Teach It
- Give groups a topic card, role cards, and a five-minute planning sheet before they begin a short discussion.
- Ask students to write three discussion rules that would prevent one person from dominating a group decision.
- Use an exit ticket asking students to name their group goal, decision method, deadline, and their own role.
- Connect the skill to planning a club event, where students must choose a theme, assign tasks, and agree on a deadline.
Before This Standard
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What This Unlocks
Mastery here sets students up for these next.