Virginia SOL 6.C.2.A.vii

ELA6th GradeCommunication and Multimodal Literacies

The Standard

Referencing source material as appropriate during the presentation.

Virginia Standards of Learning for English · Speaking and Presentation of Ideas

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students present information or an opinion and identify where supporting facts, ideas, or quotations came from. They weave source names into their speech instead of leaving listeners to guess.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student names the author, title, or organization while speaking and clearly identifies borrowed facts, ideas, or quotations. The source reference fits smoothly and supports the student’s main point.
Common Misconceptions: Students may list sources only at the end or say vague phrases such as “research shows.” They may quote evidence without naming the author, title, or organization, or without explaining how it supports their point.
How to Assess It: Give students a short article and two minutes to prepare a 30-second talk. Require one clear spoken source reference and one sentence connecting the evidence to the topic or opinion.

Lesson moves

Give pairs three source cards, then have each student present one claim while holding up and naming the source used.
Ask students to write and discuss which sounds stronger: “Experts agree” or “According to NASA,” and explain why.
Play Citation Relay, where teams turn vague evidence statements into clear spoken references using an author, title, or organization.
Have students deliver a one-minute school announcement that uses information from the handbook and names it aloud as the source.

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