Wednesday, January 20th, 2016

Good afternoon CLB 7/8,

This afternoon, you will be watching some videos and preparing for a group discussion that we will have on Monday, January 25th.  On Monday, I will assign each of you a role in the discussion. Here are the different role and the responsibilities for each of them:

Roles:

·        Group leader

·        Reporter

·        Evaluator

·        Group members

Responsibilities of the Group Leader:

• Introduce the topic and participants
• Get the discussion started
• Encourage all group members to participate
• Provide transitions between each part of the discussion
• End the discussion when the time is up
• Thank the participants for their hard work

Responsibilities of the Evaluator:

• Consider the wider context of the topic
• Consider the genre, audience, date, and purpose of the text
• Prompt a critical discussion of the topic/text among the group members

Responsibilities of the Reporter:

• Take notes during discussion
• Present a summary of the group’s discussion to the rest of the class
• Note who has participated and how they have contributed in the group discussion

Responsibilities of Group Members:

• Interrupt another group member if you have something important to say
• Listen carefully to what the other group members say
• Ask follow-up questions if you would like more information
• Refer to all group members by name
• Make comments about what another group member said
• Be prepared with information about the discussion topic
• Contribute many times during the discussion

Please familiarize yourself with the roles. You will have a turn in each of the roles during the term. 

Now, please watch these two videos and take detailed notes as you will need them for the discussion on Monday. You can watch the videos more than once if you need.  I will also give you a hand out to help you evaluate the videos.  Please remember what we talked about this morning about facts vs. opinions.  

Here are the video links:

Video #1

Video #2

Here's a link to the rubric that I will be using you evaluate you on Monday.  Please note all the things I'll be looking for.  

Discussion Group Rubric

I look forward to hearing your thoughts on Monday! Enjoy!