Virginia SOL CE.7
The Standard
The student will apply history and social science skills that exhibit effective and respectful participation in civic life including, but not limited to civility, trustworthiness and honesty, courtesy, respect for the rights of others, personal responsibility, military service, self-reliance, hard work, respect for the law, patriotism, and service in one’s community.
Virginia Standards of Learning for History and Social Science
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify how civic values guide choices at school, in the community, and in public life. They practice responding to disagreements and civic duties with honesty, responsibility, courtesy, and respect.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students can choose a responsible response to a civic problem and explain which values support it. They listen without interrupting, use evidence, follow fair procedures, and accept responsibility for their actions.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think civility means agreeing or staying silent. They may confuse patriotism with unquestioning support, self-reliance with refusing help, or community service with military service only.
How to Assess It
- Give this exit ticket: “A student believes a school rule is unfair. Describe a respectful response and name two civic values it demonstrates.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs civic dilemma cards to sort by responsible and irresponsible responses, then have them rewrite one weak response.
Ask students to write: How can someone challenge an unfair school rule while showing civility, honesty, and respect for law?
Play “Civic Choice”: teams select the best response to scenario cards and earn points only when their reasons name specific civic values.
Have students choose one local service need, identify a volunteer action, and draft a short message inviting classmates to help.
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Related Standards
- K.1
The student will apply history and social science skills to practice citizenship in the classroom by
- 1.1
The student will apply history and social science skills to practice citizenship in the classroom by
- S.3.h
practicing civility, respect, hard work, honesty, trustworthiness, and responsible citizenship skills; and
- S.VS.h
practicing civility, respect, hard work, honesty, trustworthiness, and responsible citizenship skills; and
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