Georgia 6.P.CP.1.b
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 This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students agree on how their team will work, what it will produce, and who will handle each task. They set checkpoints and help the group stay focused and productive.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students create clear agreements, assign fair roles, and break a project into timed steps. They track progress, redirect off-task behavior respectfully, and adjust the plan when problems arise.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think teamwork means dividing the work and completing parts alone. They may set vague goals, skip deadlines, or let one person control decisions and reminders.
How to Assess It
- Give groups a short project scenario. Ask them to submit one goal, three team agreements, assigned roles, a timeline, and a plan for handling missed work.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give each team index cards labeled goal, roles, steps, deadlines, and check-ins, then have them arrange the cards into a project plan.
Ask students to write which team agreement prevented confusion and cite one moment from the group’s work.
Run a five-minute teamwork reset game where groups revise a weak plan after receiving a surprise problem card.
Have teams plan a school supply drive, assigning jobs, setting deadlines, and choosing how they will track donations.
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