Virginia SOL 2.C.2.A.ii
The Standard
Engage the audience by asking and/or responding to questions.
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 choose precise words that fit the subject they are explaining. They speak clearly, invite a question, and give an answer that adds useful detail.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student describing a butterfly uses words such as larva, chrysalis, and life cycle correctly. The student invites classmates to share questions and responds with a relevant fact or asks for clarification.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may use broad words such as thing or stuff when they know a more exact term. They may treat audience questions as interruptions, give one-word answers, or answer a different question.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Give a 30-second talk about a plant using three words from a posted word bank, then answer one classmate’s question.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Pairs label parts of a toy vehicle with word cards, then explain how it moves and answer one listener question.
Discuss: Which words would help a new student understand our weather chart, and what question might the student ask?
Play Vocabulary Reporter: Draw a topic card, use three matching terms in a short report, then answer one audience question.
Role-play a museum guide who explains one classroom object with exact terms and invites visitors to ask questions.
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Related Standards
- 4.C.2.A.iv
Encouraging audience participation through planned interactions (e.g., questioning, discussion, gathered responses, and movement).
- 6.C.2.A.vi
Encouraging audience participation through planned interactions (e.g., questioning, discussion, gathering responses, and movement).
- 5.C.2.A.v
Encouraging audience participation through planned interactions (e.g., questioning, discussion, gathering responses, and movement).
- 8.C.2.A.iv
Responding to audience questions and comments with relevant evidence, observations, and ideas.
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