Year 7 - English
Evaluating and practising discussion skills
The fundamentals of effective discussion
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils solidify and build thier spoken language skills. They start by learning what an effective discussion is and how they can use listening skills effectively. They then look at how questions and evidence can improve discussions before practising have conversations.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use a success criteria to have an effective discussion and use it to provide specific feedback.
Key Notes
- A specific success criteria enables you to evaluate how effective a discussion is.
- When giving feedback, it is important to be specific and refer to the success criteria.
- Taking a few moments to mind map the discussion question or topic can help you to make relevant and developed comments.
Vocabulary To Learn
- evaluate: to examine something closely and make a judgement about its effectiveness
- criteria: the rules or guidelines used to judge or decide something
- specific: clearly defined, precise or exact
- relevant: closely connected or directly related to what is being discussed
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Evaluating is about simply identifying whether something is good or bad.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
A specific success criteria enables you to evaluate how effective a discussion is. When giving feedback, it is important to be specific and refer to the success criteria.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'evaluate'
to examine something closely and make a judgement about its effectiveness.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Evaluating is about simply identifying whether something is good or bad. Correction: The best evaluation will involve looking closely at something, thinking about its strengths and weaknesses, and explaining why it works well or not. It's about making a thoughtful judgement based on evidence, not just a simple 'good' or 'bad' label.
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