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Including everyone in a group task
Grades 6–8 · Ready-made original
Write, draw, or say your answer. You may pass.
An example
Four students must plan a class display. Two have already chosen the design and keep passing one marker back and forth. Another student cannot see the instructions. A fourth would rather write ideas before talking. The group has ten minutes to decide on a plan.
What change would make the task easier to join?
One possible response: Put the directions where everyone can see them and offer time to write an idea before speaking.
1. One student is holding the only copy of the directions. A teammate cannot see it.
What change would make the task easier to join?
2. A teammate cannot respond in the fast group discussion but can write an idea.
What change would make the task easier to join?
One sentence to keep
Choose one story above. Write the first thing the person could say or do.