Virginia SOL 5.C.1.A.ii
The Standard
Respectfully demonstrating agreement or disagreement with others’ ideas.
Virginia Standards of Learning for English · Communication, Listening, and Collaboration
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students listen closely to classmates and respond directly to their ideas. They state agreement or disagreement respectfully, then explain their thinking with reasons or evidence.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students paraphrase a classmate’s idea before responding. They state agreement or disagreement calmly, support their view with a reason or text evidence, and invite others to respond.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may say “I agree” or “I disagree” without naming the idea or giving a reason. Some interrupt, criticize the speaker instead of the idea, or assume respectful discussion means avoiding disagreement.
How to Assess It
- Ask groups of three to discuss, “Should students have homework every night?” for four minutes. Check for paraphrasing, respectful agreement or disagreement, and supporting reasons.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups response cards to sort into respectful and disrespectful replies, then have them rewrite two disrespectful examples.
After reading a shared passage, ask, “Which character made the best choice?” Students respond to one peer using evidence.
Play Agree, Disagree, Build: students draw a prompt card and earn a point for paraphrasing before giving their view.
Review comments from a mock town meeting, then write respectful replies that agree or disagree with each proposal.
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Related Standards
- 1.C.1.A.ii
Respectfully building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
- 8.C.1.A.iv
Communicating agreement or tactful disagreement with others’ ideas, using carefully constructed responses.
- 6.C.1.A.iv
Communicating agreement or tactful disagreement with others’ ideas, using carefully constructed responses.
- 7.C.1.A.iv
Communicating agreement or tactful disagreement with others’ ideas using carefully constructed statements.
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