Virginia SOL 12.C.1.A.vi
The Standard
Using reflection to evaluate one's own role in the group process in small group activities.
Virginia Standards of Learning for English · Communication, Listening, and Collaboration
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students take part in extended group discussions and then examine their own contribution. They use specific moments to explain how they supported or hindered the group and set a next-step goal.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students identify how their questions, comments, listening, and preparation affected the group. They cite a specific moment and choose a realistic change for the next discussion.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may judge their role only by how much they talked. They may blame the group, offer vague comments, or describe events without naming evidence or a next step.
How to Assess It
- After a 10-minute discussion, ask students to write: “Name one action you took that helped the group, cite one moment, and set one goal.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give each group observer a checklist for questions, evidence, turn-taking, and listening, then have members compare the notes with their self-ratings.
Ask students to write: “When did my contribution move the group forward, and when did my behavior limit the discussion?”
Use role cards such as facilitator, evidence finder, connector, and summarizer, then rotate roles and complete a two-minute reflection after each round.
Have teams review a workplace meeting scenario, identify productive group behaviors, and write personal goals for a mock project meeting.
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