Group discussion | Rosie McAndrew

This activity is designed to guide students to form their own understanding of the story (which they will have read in their own time), working in groups. The story appears in Kiss Kiss, published by Penguin.

My original list of questions was in chronological order. But to avoid the impression of yet another list of comprehension questions, I did not want to issue them in that way. Instead, in the attachment given below, the questions are re-ordered to engage group discussion – such a vital part of language learning and the development of ideas.

To use them in class, print these questions out and cut the page into three so that each group receives only “their” questions. The stages of the activity are explained below. Continue reading →

This activity is designed to lead students to form their own understanding of the ideas and feelings in the poem, which you will find on the third page of the attachment.

On page one, there is the full list of the questions involved, in chronological order. But to avoid the impression of yet another list of comprehension questions, I do not issue these questions as they stand. On page two, the questions are re-ordered to engage group discussion – such a vital part of language learning and the development of ideas.

To use them in class, , print and cut the second page of the attachment into three, so that each group receives only “their” questions.

To see how this works, read the section headed “Class Activity in Groups.”

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