Differentiated Instruction For this activity you can use thee Individualized Feedback Strategy with pairs that need extra support to back up their opinions. 5. Discuss with a partner which the best way is to prove that another person is saying a statement or an opinion that is wrong or false when participating in a discussion. Writenotes. You could ask students: How do you feel when somebody affirms exactly the opposite of what you think? Elicit answers from different students. Explain that it is completely normal to feel upset but that they should learn to contain their emotions and always show respect toward different points of view. When participating in a discussion, it is useful to have some polite expressions on hand to refute opinions respectfully and responsibly. Read instructions aloud and give pairs some time to perform the task. Monitor to check. Reread the bullets on page 47 and ask why it is important to take notes during an interview. Elicit the answer (to write down things you don’t want to forget or additional questions you could ask). Then, ask them to discuss in pairs other reasons to take notes during an interview. Product: Discussion As you may recall, students will participate in a discussion in which they will give opinions about a selected part of an interview. In this lesson, they will write opinions supported by evidence. Organize the class into teams and read the first instruction aloud. Have each team select the part of the interview they will work with. Then, read the second instruction aloud and tell students to find a partner within their team with whom they share the same opinion so they may support each other to perform the task. This activity will be your third evidence in this unit; ask students to file it following the procedure you prefer. Self-evaluation You could read the statements in the box together to make sure everybody understands what they need to self-evaluate. If necessary, go back to some of the previous activities so students understand what each statement refers to. Read the tip provided and make sure to offer individual support to those students who detected areas of opportunity. Which phrases do you use to express your opinions? Ask students the question again and encourage them to recall the phrases they learned in this lesson.
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5 Discuss with a partner which the best way is to prove that another person is saying a statement or an opinion that is wrong or false when participating in a discussion.Write notes. 114
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Reader Why do you need to take notes during an interview? (pp. 46-48)
Step 3
• Choose a part of the interview to give opinions about. • Write a general opinion, an opinion in favor, and an opinion against. Use evidence to support them. Self-evaluation (Circle the strategies you used to discuss opinions about interviews.) • I selected a part of the interview. yes no • I composed opinions. yes no • I stated evidence to back up my opinions. yes no • I analyzed di erent ways to refute opinions respectfully. yes no Tip: When participating in a discussion, it is advisable to prepare notes that include your main points. Discussion
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Achievement
Discuss opinions about interviews.
Teaching Guidelines
• State evidence to justify opinions. • Refute opinions respectfully and responsibly.
Development
Learning to Learn 114 Ask the question from the box and elicit students' prior knowledge; encourage them to go to the Appendix if needed. 4. In pairs, check the information that you researched for homework and select the pieces that may help you back up your opinion. Write notes. You may have students get together with the same partner they worked with in the previous session. Tell them to share the information they brought for homework and select what they will use to justify the opinions they wrote. Suggest that they use the phrases provided on page 114 to state their evidence. Monitor to check.
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