Virginia SOL 1.C.2.A
The Standard
Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details and using appropriate vocabulary.
Virginia Standards of Learning for English · Speaking and Presentation of Ideas
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students speak clearly enough for a listener to picture or identify what they mean. They choose useful details and specific words instead of vague labels.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student names the person, place, object, or event and gives two or three useful details. The student uses clear words and tells event details in a sensible order.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may use vague words such as “nice,” “good,” or “thing” instead of clear details. They may list unrelated facts or describe an event out of order.
How to Assess It
- Show a picture of a busy playground. Ask each student to describe who is there, what is happening, and one detail that helps a listener picture the scene.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Place an object in a mystery bag, then have students feel it and give three clues without naming it.
Ask partners, “How would you describe our cafeteria to a new student who has never seen it?”
Play Detail Detective by showing a picture briefly, hiding it, and having teams recall specific people, objects, actions, and locations.
Have students record a short lost-and-found announcement describing an unclaimed classroom item so its owner can identify it.
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Related Standards
- 8.C.3.A.ii
Uses pertinent descriptions, facts, and details.
- 4.C.2.A.i
Using descriptive details and appropriate facts to support themes or central ideas.
- 3.C.2.A.i
Using descriptive details and appropriate facts to support themes or central ideas.
- 5.C.2.A.i
Using content specific vocabulary, appropriate fact,s and relevant descriptive details to support themes or central ideas.
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