The document provides instructions for a group discussion activity. Students are divided into groups and given one hour to discuss the assigned readings. Each group member is assigned a role of discussion director, questioner, summarizer, etc. The discussion director leads the meeting and decides turn taking. Each role should speak for 4-5 minutes before moving the discussion along.

1. All but one of the countries listed have
flags which are red and white. Which
does not?
A. Canada
B. Japan
C. Bangladesh
D. Switzerland
E. Austria

4.  Analyze The Other
Wes Moore pages
126-end
 Demonstrate an
understanding of
“And Yet”
 Revise Essay #2
A. I could teach this
objective to the class!
B. I have a pretty good
grasp of this one.
C. I’m not completely
comfortable with this
one.
D. I don’t really
understand this one.
E. I don’t understand
this one at all.

5.  You have one hour in your groups
 Begin with the summary
 Discussion director is the leader for this
meeting
 He or she decides who goes next
 Each role should take four or five minutes
 Then, the discussion director should keep the
discussion going for the rest of the hour

6. Artists—turn in your work
with your name, group color,
and date on the back

7. Remember, these evaluations are
confidential!
Today is March 9, 2016

9.  Take out your phones
 Yes, you read that correctly!
 If you do not have a phone, share with someone else.
 Go to
https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1950137/
Four-Tendencies-January-2015
or Google “Gretchen Rubin Four Tendencies Quiz” and
go to the first link
 Take the quiz
 Write down your result in your composition
book

10. Do you agree with your results? Why or why not?
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11. You need to explain beneath your
assignment or on a separate sheet of
paper what I should grade you on

13.  Pack up all of your things EXCEPT
 Highlighters
 Pen or pencil
 iClicker
 Put the rest of your belongings in the back or
on the single-desk row
 Fill every spot in the front rows (not the single-
desk row)
 Listen to me for the next instruction

14.  Look at the first body paragraph in the essay in
front of you (NOT THE INTRODUCTION!)
 Put a box around it and put your student ID
number next to the box
 Focus on that paragraph only
 You are looking at the ideas (not necessarily
the words)
 If there aren’t any that fit—don’t highlight or
underline! Don’t force it!

15. 1. Highlight the ideas that the author makes clear
came from Daniel Pink in ORANGE
2. Highlight the ideas that the author makes clear
came from someone else (Carol Dweck, a TED
Talk speaker, etc.) in any color EXCEPT
ORANGE or YELLOW
3. Highlight the ideas that clearly came from the
author (the student who wrote the paper) in
YELLOW
4. Underline places it is unclear where the idea
came from

16.  Move to the left
 Look at the second body paragraph in the
essay in front of you
 Put a box around it and put your student ID
number next to the box
 Focus on that paragraph only
 You are looking at the ideas (not necessarily
the words)
 If there aren’t any that fit—don’t highlight or
underline! Don’t force it!

17. 1. Highlight the ideas that the author makes clear
came from Daniel Pink in ORANGE
2. Highlight the ideas that the author makes clear
came from someone else (Carol Dweck, a TED
Talk speaker, etc.) in any color EXCEPT ORANGE
or YELLOW
3. Highlight the ideas that clearly came from the
author (the student who wrote the paper) in
YELLOW
4. Underline places it is unclear where the idea came
from
5. If you worked on the last body paragraph of the
essay, raise your hand

18.  Move to the left
 Look at the third body paragraph in the essay
in front of you
 Put a box around it and put your student ID
number next to the box
 Focus on that paragraph only
 You are looking at the ideas (not necessarily
the words)
 If there aren’t any that fit—don’t highlight or
underline! Don’t force it!

19. 1. Highlight the ideas that the author makes clear
came from Daniel Pink in ORANGE
2. Highlight the ideas that the author makes clear
came from someone else (Carol Dweck, a TED
Talk speaker, etc.) in any color EXCEPT ORANGE
or YELLOW
3. Highlight the ideas that clearly came from the
author (the student who wrote the paper) in
YELLOW
4. Underline places it is unclear where the idea came
from
5. If you worked on the last body paragraph of the
essay, raise your hand

20.  Move to the left
 Look at the fourth body paragraph in the essay
in front of you
 Put a box around it and put your student ID
number next to the box
 Focus on that paragraph only
 You are looking at the ideas (not necessarily
the words)
 If there aren’t any that fit—don’t highlight or
underline! Don’t force it!

21. 1. Highlight the ideas that the author makes clear
came from Daniel Pink in ORANGE
2. Highlight the ideas that the author makes clear
came from someone else (Carol Dweck, a TED
Talk speaker, etc.) in any color EXCEPT ORANGE
or YELLOW
3. Highlight the ideas that clearly came from the
author (the student who wrote the paper) in
YELLOW
4. Underline places it is unclear where the idea came
from
5. If you worked on the last body paragraph of the
essay, raise your hand

22.  Move to the left
 Look at the fifth body paragraph in the essay in
front of you
 Put a box around it and put your student ID
number next to the box
 Focus on that paragraph only
 You are looking at the ideas (not necessarily
the words)
 If there aren’t any that fit—don’t highlight or
underline! Don’t force it!

23.  Analyze The Other
Wes Moore pages
126-end
 Demonstrate an
understanding of
“And Yet”
 Revise Essay #2
A. Yes, completely
B. Mostly
C. Sort of
D. Not really
E. Not at all (I’m
lost!)

25. Due Thursday, March 10, at 11:55 p.m.:
 Post to the weekly discussion
Due Sunday, March 13, at 11:55 p.m.:
 Essay #2 final draft due to Turnitin
 Weekly response assignment due to Turnitin
 Respond to at least two students in the weekly discussion on
Moodle
Due Monday/Tuesday, March 14/15, in class:
 Reading Art Project for The Other Wes Moore
Due Monday/Tuesday, March 14/15, at 11:55 p.m.:
 Reading Art Project written portion is due to Turnitin
Working on:
 Revision of Essay#2 and taking your second draft to a PASS
leader, Writing Mentor, or an instructor in the Learning Center
 Second office visit with one or two questions or concerns