Virginia SOL 12.C.3.A
The Standard
Create and deliver planned, multimodal, interactive presentations collaboratively and individually for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Virginia Standards of Learning for English · Integrating Multimodal Literacies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students plan and present ideas using speech, visuals, audio, demonstrations, or digital media that fit a clear purpose and audience. They present alone and with others, while giving the audience a meaningful role.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students create a clear presentation in which speech, media, and audience participation support the same purpose. They manage time, share team roles, cite sources, and respond clearly to questions.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat decorative slides or random videos as meaningful media. They may read crowded slides, use uncited sources, or call a final question period audience interaction.
How to Assess It
- In pairs, have students deliver a 90-second explanation of a school issue using one visual and one audience question. Check clarity, media use, participation, and audience fit.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Groups turn a short editorial into a three-minute briefing using one prop, one data visual, and a live audience poll.
Students write how they would change the same presentation for elementary students, families, and a school board.
Teams draw audience, purpose, and media cards, then plan and deliver a one-minute presentation matching all three.
Students pitch a school improvement idea to a mock principal using survey data, a visual, and structured audience feedback.
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