Middle School English Language Arts Instructional Guide

Standard: Speaking and Listening 1

Learning Intentions and Success Criteria

Learning Intentions: ●​ Students will be able to participate effectively in various conversations and collaborations. ●​ Students will be able to demonstrate respect for multiple perspectives by acknowledging comments, claims, and evidence. ●​ Students will be able to pose questions, acknowledge new information, and justify responses with reasoning and elaboration. ●​ Students will be able to keep discussions focused on the topic at hand. Success Criteria: ●​ I can participate effectively in conversations and collaborations on different topics. ●​ I can respectfully acknowledge comments, claims, and evidence from multiple perspectives. ●​ I can pose questions, acknowledge new information, and justify responses with reasoning and elaboration. ●​ I can keep discussions on topic and avoid distractions.

Participate e ff ectively in a range of conversations and collaborations on topics, texts, and issues.

a. ​ Respectfully acknowledge comments, claims, and evidence from multiple perspectives and identify contradictions when applicable . b. ​ Participate in conversations by posing questions, acknowledging new information, qualifying or justifying responses with reasoning and elaboration, and keeping the discussion on topic.

Nouns (Know)

Verbs (Do)

●​ Conversations ●​ Collaborations ●​ Topics ●​ Texts ●​ Issues ●​ Comments ●​ Claims ●​ Evidence ●​ Perspectives ●​ Contradictions ●​ Reasoning ●​ Elaboration

●​ Participate ●​ Pose Questions ●​ Acknowledge New Information

●​ Qualify ●​ Justify

Sample Question Stems and Prompts for Discussion

●​ "How can we effectively participate in conversations on various topics?" ●​ "Why is it important to acknowledge and respect multiple perspectives in discussions?" ●​ "What strategies can we use to pose meaningful questions during conversations?" ●​ "How can we ensure that our responses in discussions are well-reasoned and elaborated?"

Last Updated September 23rd, 2024 Middle School ELA, Page 118