Communication and Multimodal Literacies

Virginia SOL 11.C.1

Develop effective oral communication and collaboration skills.

What students need to be able to do

  • Facilitate and contribute to sustained collaborative discussions with diverse partners.
  • Apply strategies to listen actively and speak purposefully and respectfully.
  • Demonstrate ability to work effectively by coming to consensus, exercising flexibility, and making compromises.
  • Respond thoughtfully and tactfully with evidence to diverse perspectives.
  • Summarize points of agreement and disagreement.
  • Assess, evaluate critically, and use information accurately to fulfill a task.
  • Use reflection to evaluate one's own role in the group process.