Virginia SOL 7.C.1.A.v
The Standard
Paraphrasing, summarizing, and writing reflectively in response to the ideas being discussed.
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, restate classmates’ ideas in their own words, and summarize the main points of a discussion. They write reflections that connect to, question, or extend ideas raised by others.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students accurately restate a classmate’s idea without changing its meaning. They identify the discussion’s main points and write a thoughtful response that connects, questions, or extends an idea.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may repeat a speaker’s exact words instead of paraphrasing. They may list every comment as a summary or write only whether they liked the discussion instead of reflecting on ideas.
How to Assess It
- After a five-minute group discussion of a short passage, ask students to write one accurate paraphrase, a two-sentence summary, and one reflective response.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups comment cards from a sample discussion, then have them sort the cards into paraphrase, summary, and reflection categories.
Discuss a character’s difficult choice, then write: Which classmate’s idea changed or sharpened your thinking, and how?
Play Paraphrase Relay, where each student restates the previous speaker’s point before adding a new idea.
Watch a short student council meeting clip, then write meeting notes that summarize key ideas and reflect on the strongest proposal.
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Related Standards
- 7.W.1.D
Write reflectively in response to reading to demonstrate thinking with details, examples, and other evidence from the text(s).
- 6.W.1.D
Write reflectively in response to text(s) read to demonstrate thinking with details, examples, and other evidence from the text(s).
- 8.C.1.A.v
Thoughtfully paraphrasing and summarizing ideas made during discussions.
- 6.C.1.A.v
Paraphrasing and summarizing key ideas being discussed by using ample evidence, examples, or details to support opinions and conclusions.
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