Virginia SOL 12.C.1

12.C.1 is a Standards of Learning standard. These are the knowledge and skills expectations under it.

• 12.C.1.A.i

  Applying a variety of strategies to listen actively and speak purposefully and respectfully.

• 12.C.1.A.ii

  Responding thoughtfully and tactfully with evidence to diverse perspectives.

• 12.C.1.A.iii

  Summarizing points of agreement and disagreement.

• 12.C.1.A.iv

  Selecting and applying multimodal tools to design and develop presentation content appropriate for topic and purpose.

• 12.C.1.A.v

  Evaluating the content of presentations, including introduction, organization, strengths/weaknesses and evidence and reasoning, and conclusion.

• 12.C.1.A.vi

  Using reflection to evaluate one's own role in the group process in small group activities.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students sustain focused discussions by listening closely, speaking respectfully, using evidence, and responding to different views. They summarize agreements and disagreements. They also create, evaluate, and reflect on group presentations and their own participation.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students enter discussions prepared, respond to differing views with evidence, and clearly identify agreements and disagreements. They organize presentations for a clear purpose and choose media that supports the message. They can evaluate presentation choices and reflect honestly on their group role.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may treat active listening as staying silent rather than asking questions, paraphrasing, and building on ideas. They may disagree with a person instead of challenging the claim. Presentations may include attractive media that does not support the evidence or purpose.

04

How to Assess It

Run a six minute group discussion on a familiar school issue. Ask each student to submit one agreement, one disagreement supported by evidence, and a reflection on their contribution.

1. 01

   Give groups evidence cards and chart paper to build a three slide argument, then explain why each visual supports the claim.

2. 02

   Discuss: When should a speaker challenge a group consensus, and how can that challenge remain respectful and evidence based?

3. 03

   Play Discussion Tracker Bingo, marking examples of paraphrasing, evidence use, clarifying questions, respectful disagreement, and summaries during a class conversation.

4. 04

   Hold a mock town council meeting where students present solutions to a local issue using maps, data, images, and cited testimony.

• 3.C.1

  The 3rd Grade version of this standard.

• 9.C.1

  The 9th Grade version of this standard.

• 2.C.1

  The 2nd Grade version of this standard.

• 11.C.1

  The 11th Grade version of this standard.