Review
Group project
1 Choose the topic.
2 Brainstorm: information needed/ people to be involved/decisions to be made.
Type your section of the project. Share it digitally with your group. Collate everyone’s work in one file.
3 Prepare a project plan.
4 List tasks to be done. Share between group members.
5 Research and draft your section then share it with the group.
6 Revise it and make a neat copy.
A successful group project depends on • working well together • doing effective research • having good presentation skills
7 Collect everyone’s work in a folder. Include a title page, list of contents and list of sources.
8 Present your project to others.
Working together
Agreeing group talk rules will help you to work together successfully.
1 Work as a class. Discuss times when you talked in a group.
• What worked well? • What went wrong?
2 Work in a group. Which of these guidelines should you follow and why? 1 Everyone should be given a chance to talk. 2 No one can change their mind. 3 Talk as loud as you can. 4 Listen to and think about everyone’s ideas. 5 Look at and listen to the speaker. 6 Try to get your own way. 7 Try to reach a shared decision. 8 Ask for reasons. 9 When you disagree, explain your reasons. 10 It doesn’t matter if some people don’t speak.
3 Can you think of any more rules of your own?
4 Share your ideas with the class. Agree class rules for talking in a group.
• Discuss the reason for rules. They are not just restrictions, but can help things to be fair (like the rules in a game) or safe. Discuss the idea that ‘talking is thinking aloud together’. • With students, draw up a list of rules that the majority of the class can agree on and make them into a poster for the wall. • Working together Question 3 : Nudge students to talk about choosing a leader to manage the group and ensure that each person has the opportunity to contribute. A group secretary could record any decisions taken.
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