History of Love 4 - Surviving in the Wild / Group Work:  46-65

 "Sometimes just to paint a head, you have to give up the whole figure."

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.

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Most Recent Handouts & Quizzes  

Group Work through page 65  Docx  PDF  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).

Reading Quiz through pg 65  Docx  PDF  -  the Word Doc was converted from a  PDF - which I scanned.  It may be a bit touchy with formatting.

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Remote Enhancements 

Both the Vertext and the Divided Reading Slide work very well for enhancing Remote Learning.
 

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What's Next & UNIT HOMEPAGE

The History of Love Day 5 - "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:

  The History of Love Day 3 (Three Ways to Discuss)

Thoughts on the Lesson 

The important thing here is to have a great discussion.  However, the teacher feels comfortable is, in my opinion, the best possible way to do it.   Students love Ringmaster Teacher - I love the other two methods - though I do think I'm pretty proficient at being a Ringmaster.  I just think the other ways make the students think and retain better.