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Clockout
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 Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:46 pm Post subject: Suggestions needed: Lesson for groups of 4 |
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I'm trying to make a lesson for my middle school students where they work in groups of 4.
I'm imagining some type of task-based lesson where students work together to solve a problem, or create an original idea.
Any suggestions? Something that can be introduced and completed in a 45 minute class period. |
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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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Peer dictation- Paste a paragraph to the wall. Give each group a blank page. Each team races to copy the paragraph. Each group has one students allocated writer the rest are runners.
Tons of task based activities designed by Andew Finch finchpark.com
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Clockout
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| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you kindly.
What do you think about analyzing social issues?
For example: Violence in schools or poverty or other current events. Have students understand the issue/new vocabulary and then have small groups analyze the issue and brainstorm solutions or other types of open ended activities. |
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Fishead soup
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| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Clockout wrote: |
Thank you kindly.
What do you think about analyzing social issues?
For example: Violence in schools or poverty or other current events. Have students understand the issue/new vocabulary and then have small groups analyze the issue and brainstorm solutions or other types of open ended activities. |
This is obviously way too difficult for middle school students. You'll find some individial students you can do this with on a one on one situation. However if you try to set up a discussion you might be disappointed with the results. Everyone including your co-teacher will be translating.
If you do intend to try this look for some textbooks by Jack Matryr at Khobo bookstore in Seoul. They are called Small Group Discussion Topics.
The High School ones have translated sections. |
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Clockout
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| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Fishead soup wrote: |
| Clockout wrote: |
Thank you kindly.
What do you think about analyzing social issues?
For example: Violence in schools or poverty or other current events. Have students understand the issue/new vocabulary and then have small groups analyze the issue and brainstorm solutions or other types of open ended activities. |
This is obviously way too difficult for middle school students. You'll find some individial students you can do this with on a one on one situation. However if you try to set up a discussion you might be disappointed with the results. Everyone including your co-teacher will be translating.
If you do intend to try this look for some textbooks by Jack Matryr at Khobo bookstore in Seoul. They are called Small Group Discussion Topics.
The High School ones have translated sections. |
I agree with you. I'm just struggling to find ways of engaging my students. There have been glimmers of hope the past few weeks but I'm still not sure the direction to take.
I want to try a group activity more for variety than for any practical purpose.
I had really good success with a survey type activity last week where students were learning "Used to" and talking about/writing what they used to do as an elementary student and what they do now. "I used to watch _____ but now I watch _______ etc.
But here I am again not knowing what the next step is with that material. |
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