Virginia SOL 2.1

2.1 is a Standards of Learning history and social science standard. These are the skills expectations under it.

• 2.1.a

  exercising freedom of expression

• 2.1.b

  exercising freedom of religion

• 2.1.c

  understanding equal protection

• 2.1.d

  voting for local, state, and national representatives

• 2.1.e

  respecting and following laws

• 2.1.f

  practicing honesty and trustworthiness

• 2.1.g

  respecting the rights, beliefs, and opinions of others

01

What Students Need to Do

Students sort everyday examples into rights and responsibilities and explain their choices. They describe how people can express ideas, practice beliefs, vote, follow laws, act honestly, and respect others.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Given a scenario, a student identifies the right or responsibility and gives a clear reason. The student explains that laws protect people equally and that personal freedom cannot take away another person’s rights.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think having a right means they can say or do anything without limits. They may confuse fairness with everyone receiving the same thing or think respect means agreement. Some believe children have no civic responsibilities because they cannot vote.

04

How to Assess It

Give students four scenarios: sharing an opinion, attending worship, following a safety law, and returning a lost wallet. Have them label each right or responsibility and explain one answer.

1. 01

   Sort picture cards showing speech, worship, voting, law-following, honesty, and listening into rights, responsibilities, or both.

2. 02

   Write two sentences answering, “How can you disagree with someone while still respecting that person’s rights?”

3. 03

   Play Four Corners with signs for right, responsibility, both, and unsure, then have students explain each move.

4. 04

   Study a sample local ballot and identify whom voters choose to represent them in the community.

• 3.1

  The student will apply history and social science skills to define citizenship and explain the rights and responsibilities of United States citizenship by

• 2.9

  The student will apply history and social science skills to understand key events in United States history including, but not limited to

• 2.2

  The student will apply history and social science skills to understand citizenship by

• 2.8

  The student will apply history and social science skills to understand the principles of American democracy and relate them to the founding of the nation by