As a next step in all things persuasive, (persuasive toy commercials in
Dec.) my students work on preparing a persuasive debate. Student partners received a pre-written debate
card and possible phrases to support them in their preparation. Partners were asked to decide who would argue
con and pro. They were also reminded of
the persuasive techniques used in their commercials and were given a list of
powerful words. Jody was in and introduced students to having multiple writers
work on the same document and the chat function while you’re working (using
Google Drive). Students applied this to
the debate preparation and the results were amazing. Although students weren't required to write
out their debates (they were allowed to prepare orally), most partner groups
chose to use Google Drive. I sat back
and watched (that’s right, I left them alone) and before long students were chatting
about ideas for their partner to use, and creating and collaborating to ensure
that both partners were ready. The use
of Google Drive fostered collaboration to a new level in my classroom. One student even remarked on how their
partner helped them to focus on sentence structure and punctuation. It was great!
When it came time to present their debates students were very engaged
and excited. Student presented in front
of the class with an Ipad in their hands.
One step closer to a paperless classroom.
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