ACTIVITIES WORKSHEET

Grade Level: 6th

Course: Don't Laugh At Me

Week Taught: 13

State Standard: CG 1.6.6. D Contribute to discussions

St. Marys Standard: Students will enhance discussion by participation as they share and respond with relevant information, opinions and ideas in a respectful and questioning manner.

Student will know: Student will be able to:

* how to ask probing questions * listen effectively and participate without

* how to support statements monopolizing the floor

* how to be an effective listener and do * encourage participation of others and

not hog the floor ask probing questions

* how to clarify, illustrate or expand on a * support statements, paraphrase, and

response summarize

* how to paraphrase and summarize * adjust delivery

* how to adjust tone and delivery of the * expand and elaborate on responses

statement to encourage participation of

others

Paper/Pencil:

Q) What are three qualities of an effective group participant?

A) Listens well/attentive, asks relevant questions, and shares ideas without being offensive.

Performance Question: How can students effectively contribute to group activities?

Assessment Tool: (performance task) Students will participate in discussion by listening and sharing ideas with others, asking relevant questions, supporting, expanding and clarifying opinions, summarizing and paraphrasing.

Type of Assessment Observation, Self and Peer Assessment

Activity: Play a game: "How Would You Feel if ... . ."

Sit with desks in a semicircle. Hand out twelve index cards and one marker to everyone. For the first half of this activity, students will write down a word on and index card for how they would feel if For each scenario here. Challenge the students to come up with a different feelings word for each scenario. After each scenario: 1) Collect all the cards, shuffle them, and then redistribute them to students. Have everyone hold up the card they received and look around the circle at the other cards. Point out that different students have very different feelings for the same scenario and that all feelings are valid since we all experience situations differently. 2) Ask if there are any feelings listed on the cards that someone in the room finds more difficult or easier to express. Again, note the diversity in the responses.

"How would you feel if... "

Someone made fun of you because of the clothes you were wearing? You won a prize or a competition?

You were picked last when choosing sides for a game?

You were told you were good at doing something?

Someone you admire called you a "geek"?

Someone helped you solve a problem?

No one wanted to sit with you at lunch?

Someone you like invited you to a party?

You had no food and had to beg on the street?

Someone asked your opinion about something important?

There was a bad rumor circulating about something you did? Someone forgave you fm -a mi'i1>t-ake you made'?

Duration: 10 minutes

Resources for this activity: Don't Laugh At Me Curriculum, index cards, markers

Code: 1.6.6.D Date Developed:

Teacher Assigned: Patty Dillinger Date Approved: 06/03