Group discussions Eng 7
1. Talk for about 10 minutes to somebody in the group who you don’t know very well, somebody you usually don’t talk to. Ask each other questions and make small talk.
After the chat: briefly retell to the group, some of what the other person said. That person then comments on what has been said and tells if he/she has been cited correctly.
2. Now, take five minutes on your own and reflect on your time on Widénska. Dig deep and try to remember a special event or an experience that was hard/a lot of fun/that made you proud/ something that made you realize something important or something that you’ll never forget.
3. Share one or two anecdotes/memories with the rest of the group. After the memory is shared, everyone in the group asks one question each about this memory. Also, talk about something you like about school that you might miss afterwards and something you surely won’t miss after graduation.
4. Now, move on to your project work. Work your way around the table and let each person tell the others about his/her plans for this assignment. What is it that you will do? Which subject will you connect this work with? What are potential difficulties? What do you hope to gain with your work and so on. Again try to come up with one question each after the speaker is done (you may also share helpful ideas to help each other out).
5. Watch Angela Lee Duckworth’s Tedtalk about grit. (http://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_the_key_to_success_grit.html)
Then discuss it in the group and make a comment on the talk (using one or more of the questions below).
* Would you say grit is more important than talent in school? Why/Why not?
* In sports? Why/Why not
* Towards the end of the talk ALD talks about building grit. In your opinion can this be done? How? If not, why not?
ADL: “After several more years of teaching, I came to the conclusion that what we need in education is a much better understanding of students and learning from a motivational perspective, from a psychological perspective”
· What can schools and teachers do to get students motivated?