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Changing a group plan so everyone can contribute
Grades 9–12 · Ready-made original
Learning goal
Offer a realistic fix when a group task was missed.
Materials
The student page below and a pencil.
Opening question · 3 minutes
“What repair would address the missed task?”
A school situation · 5 minutes
A made-up team member agreed to add sources to a shared presentation but did not do it or tell the team. The remaining members discover the gap during rehearsal. The deadline is tomorrow and the missing member has not explained what happened.
One possible response · 4 minutes
“The sources are missing. I'll tell the team, check what can be completed now, and ask the teacher about options.”
Practice · 10 minutes
What repair would address the missed task?
1. A teammate forgot to label the sources and finds out during practice.
2. A missed task cannot be completed before the deadline with the resources available.
Possible answers
1. Name the missing labels, add only checked information, and tell the team what remains unknown.
2. Ask the teacher about the available options instead of promising an outcome the team cannot deliver.
Student page · 5 minutes
Use the ready-to-print student page at the end of this lesson. Students may write, draw, or give an answer aloud.
Exit question · 3 minutes
“Choose one of the stories. What could the student say or do first?”
Student page to print
Changing a group plan so everyone can contribute
Write, draw, or say your answer. You may pass.
An example
A made-up team member agreed to add sources to a shared presentation but did not do it or tell the team. The remaining members discover the gap during rehearsal. The deadline is tomorrow and the missing member has not explained what happened.
What repair would address the missed task?
One possible response: “The sources are missing. I'll tell the team, check what can be completed now, and ask the teacher about options.”
1. A teammate forgot to label the sources and finds out during practice.
What repair would address the missed task?
2. A missed task cannot be completed before the deadline with the resources available.
What repair would address the missed task?
One sentence to keep
Choose one story above. Write the first thing the person could say or do.