Forum Discussion
Have a look at images in the gallery below (you can make them bigger by clicking on them). What's going on in these pictures? What do they make you think about?
Below the pictures you'll find an on-line forum. Post a question or comment based on what you'd like to know, or what you find interesting, then see what responses you get from your peers. Once you've done that, share your thoughts and knowledge by replying to the posts of your peers.
Below the pictures you'll find an on-line forum. Post a question or comment based on what you'd like to know, or what you find interesting, then see what responses you get from your peers. Once you've done that, share your thoughts and knowledge by replying to the posts of your peers.
- First, scroll down and click on the 'Sign in with weebly' link. You'll find this at the top-right of the forum. Your student email and password have been registered with weebly and will work as your log in details.
- Click 'Start a topic'.
- In 'Title' write your name.
- Write your question or statement in 'Post'.
- Start your post by writing the caption of the picture you want to discuss. Click on a picture and the caption will be at the bottom-left in small text.
- Click 'Post Topic'.
- Read others' posts and respond, you can reply directly underneath. Make sure your name is written at the end of your reply on a separate line.
- Comment on at least 3 different forum posts.
- See where the conversation goes and see what you discover!
Collaborative Definition
Wow, it's clear this whole group already knows quite a bit about refugees. Your next challenge is to use that knowledge, plus a little bit of research, to come up with a group definition everyone can agree on.
1. Write down your own personal definition of 'refugee' in your Learning Journal under 'Task 1'
*Psst. If you want to have a look at a few definitions to get started, use these links:
3. Underline key words. These are words that your group feels are important, they may or may not appear in more than one person's definition.
4. Work with your workstation group to use these key words to create a new definition.
5. Write your definition onto the class whiteboard and in your Learning Journal.
6. Your teacher may use your definition, as well as those from the rest of the class, to come up with a whole class definition.
1. Write down your own personal definition of 'refugee' in your Learning Journal under 'Task 1'
*Psst. If you want to have a look at a few definitions to get started, use these links:
- Cambridge Dictionaries Online
- Dictionary-Reference.com
- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (3rd Paragraph)
3. Underline key words. These are words that your group feels are important, they may or may not appear in more than one person's definition.
4. Work with your workstation group to use these key words to create a new definition.
5. Write your definition onto the class whiteboard and in your Learning Journal.
6. Your teacher may use your definition, as well as those from the rest of the class, to come up with a whole class definition.