Virginia SOL 4.C.1.A.ii
The Standard
Respectfully building on others’ ideas and clearly expressing their own.
Virginia Standards of Learning for English · Communication, Listening, and Collaboration
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students discuss grade-level texts and topics with different classmates for more than a brief exchange. They state their thinking clearly, listen, and connect their comments to what others said.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students take turns, listen closely, and refer to a classmate’s point before adding a new thought. They explain their own ideas clearly and disagree with respectful words.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may repeat a classmate’s idea without adding anything new. They may interrupt, disagree with the person instead of the idea, or share opinions without evidence.
How to Assess It
- Ask pairs to discuss whether a story character made a fair choice. Each student must state one idea, refer to the partner’s idea, and add a reason.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups linking cubes, one per comment, and have students connect a cube only when their comment builds on the previous speaker’s idea.
Discuss the prompt, “Should students have homework?” then write one sentence that names and extends a classmate’s point.
Play Discussion Relay with cards labeled agree, add, question, and challenge, requiring each speaker to use the drawn response move.
Hold a class meeting about improving recess, with students responding to classmates before proposing a rule, activity, or equipment change.
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