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"Sometimes just to paint a head, you have to give up the whole figure."
History of Love Day 4 - How to Survive in the Wild: Group Work pages 46-65
Lesson Overview
Lesson Overview
This is a momentous group work - for the first time, I let the students pick their own groups. By now, they know who works - who doesn't work, and it's important to get them in like-minded groups. One of the major reasons that students hate group work (and they do) is because they often feel that they end up doing all the work and it seems unfair. By allowing them to choose their groups (and they can change anytime but they rarely do), they will find people who work as hard as they do (or not). For those who are not used to being working hard or being focused, they soon find out that they must (and they do) contribute, and work focused and together - in order to get the work done. More on Group Work can be found here.
Handouts
Handouts
Most Recent Handouts & Quizzes
Most Recent Handouts & Quizzes
I usually have these and the quizzes on two separate desks so the students can pick them up on their way in - and get started on the quiz right away. Remind them to turn the Group Work over (it might have quiz answers on it).
The Word Doc was converted from a PDF - which I scanned. It may be a bit touchy with formatting.
Remote Enhancements
Remote Enhancements
Both the Vertext and the Divided Reading Slide work very well for enhancing Remote Learning.
"However We Know the Landscape" - A long-term project with a partner, creating an Illuminated Text based on their current novel, the stories before - or the poems that we read before The History of Love.
WHAT CAME BEFORE:
WHAT CAME BEFORE:
Thoughts on the Lesson
Thoughts on the Lesson
For the first time students get to pick their groups. This is SO key in having successful Group Work. Not that the majority of students will ever like doing GW - but a few will. But now - all of the students who don't focus and contribute will end up in the same groups, thereby forcing them to learn how to focus, analyze, and produce or they will end up with a poor grade. It was one of the biggest lessons that I learned over my career.
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