OUTCOME: Each student will gather information from at least one source and give a written and oral report to his group. The students will know how to locate research sources and will understand that information can be gathered from a wide variety of sources. The students will also understand the concept of group dynamics.
CONDITIONS: The acquisition of information will take at least two full class periods and may include trips to the library, interviewing, and the like.
ACTIVITIES:
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¨ Hand out the list of sources. Discuss what each source means, where the students can find them, examples, and so on. ¨ Announce the time that all groups are to be back in class and ready to report their activities. Be sure to allow for at least 10 minutes to hear a statement from each group and then to ask them to fill out a "debriefing" paper (one per group). Let the class know that you are available for any questions or problems that might arise. ¨ Lead a debriefing, explaining that you will be doing this activity at the end of all the group work in this unit as a way for each group to assess itself. |
¨ Talk to the other members of your group. Choose somebody to take notes of your meetings. Do you want a leader? Decide, as a group, how you want to run your group. ¨ Remember that the key to your success is how you work as a team. Think about your own part in the team – what you do best. |
MATERIALS: List of sources, debriefing form
MODIFICATIONS/ACCOMMODATIONS: Take at least twice as long for this assignment. Walk each group through one sample assignment. Accompany a group that is having difficulty to the library, on the Internet, and so on.
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT: Life Skills Rubric, focusing on Cooperation, Completion, and Teamwork.
STANDARDS: Language Arts, Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text (2.3, 2.4), Research and Technology (1.3, 1.4); Life Skills, #56, #62, #63
LIST OF SUGGESTED PLACES TO GATHER INFORMATION
Source Team Member Name
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Textbooks Library Internet Family/Friends Media Newspaper Television Radio Experts Phonebook Other
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GROUP DEBRIEFING
poor okay fairly well well great
How well does your group work together? 1 2 3 4 5
What difficulties does your group have?
How well are you solving these difficulties? 1 2 3 4 5
Where does your group need more help?
What are the best parts of your group?