CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1c
The Standard
Propel conversations by posing and responding to questions that relate the current discussion to broader themes or larger ideas; actively incorporate others into the discussion; and clarify, verify, or challenge ideas and conclusions.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students keep a discussion moving by asking useful questions and linking comments to larger ideas. They bring classmates into the exchange and clarify, check, or respectfully challenge claims.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students refer to classmates by name and connect their comments to a larger theme. They ask focused follow-up questions and respectfully test claims with reasons or text evidence.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may repeat their own opinion instead of building on a classmate’s idea. They may ask unrelated questions, invite peers without listening, or challenge the person rather than the claim.
How to Assess It
- In groups of four, run a five-minute discussion on a shared text. Each student must ask one theme-linking question, invite a peer, and clarify, verify, or challenge one claim.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give students cards labeled Connect, Invite, Clarify, Verify, and Challenge, then have them play one card with each discussion contribution.
Ask, "Which classmate’s idea changed or sharpened your thinking, and how does it connect to a larger theme?"
Play discussion-move bingo with squares for inviting a peer, requesting evidence, clarifying a claim, and connecting ideas.
Watch a short school board discussion, then identify where speakers include others, check claims, or connect comments to community concerns.
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