Georgia 12.P.CP.1.b

ELA12th GradeCollaboration

The Standard

Collaborate with others to determine group norms, establish goals and procedures, and facilitate productivity when working on shared projects. (I/C)

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Practices (P) · Collaboration & Presentation

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students plan how a group will work before beginning a shared project. They set measurable goals, agree on specific behaviors, divide work, and use routines to keep everyone on track.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students create specific agreements, assign responsibilities, set deadlines, and choose a clear decision-making process. During the project, they track progress, address problems, and revise the plan when needed.
Common Misconceptions: Students may treat norms as vague rules like “be respectful” rather than observable actions. They may confuse a task list with a shared goal or assume productivity is solely the leader’s job.
How to Assess It: Give students a scenario about a group missing deadlines. Ask them to write one measurable goal, two clear norms, one work procedure, and one facilitation move.

Lesson moves

Give teams paper, tape, and cups to build a tower after creating roles, time limits, work steps, and two observable norms.
Ask students to write which group norm prevents unequal participation, then discuss how the norm could be measured and enforced.
Run a project-planning relay where teams race to sort cards into goals, norms, roles, deadlines, procedures, and progress checks.
Have students create a meeting plan for a community fundraiser, including roles, deadlines, decision rules, and a method for tracking completed work.

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