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Updated March 2019
Classroom Activity: Develop Critical Thinking through Interviews Warm up: Read a Story in ABRA
1. SignintoABRACADABRA.
2. ChoosethecategoryUnderstandingtheStory.
3. ChooseStoryResponsefromtheactivitylist.
4. Selectastoryfromtheavailablelist.
5. ClickonGo.
6. ClickonPlay.
7. Asthechildtorespondorallytothepromptquestions.
8. Watchandassistasthechilddoesthisactivity.
Planning the Interviews
1. PickanABRAstory.
2. Groupstudentsintopairsorgroupsoffour.
3. Directstudentstobrainstormquestionstoaskthemaincharacter.
4. Suggestgroupsanswerthequestionsasiftheywerethemaincharacters.
5. Studentsshouldwritedowntheirfavourite5questions.
Possiblequestions:• UseStoryResponsequestions• Whatdoyouthinktheothercharactersshouldhavedone?
• Whydidyou[actioninplot]?• Whatareyoureallygoodat?• Isthereanythingyou’dchange?Why?
Conducting the Interviews
1. Pairoffstudents.
2. Assignaroletoeachstudent:interviewerormaincharacter.
3. Givestudentstimetopracticetheirquestionsandanswers.Interviewershouldalsohaveascripttointroducethem.
4. SetupthefrontoftheclassasifitwasaTVinterviewset.Youcouldrecordforfutureuseortosharewithparents.
5. Haveeachgroupcomeupfortheirinterview.
6. Discussthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweeninterviewquestionsonceallgroupshavepresented.
Interview Characters Objective:ThestudentwillabletogenerateandrespondtocriticalthinkingquestionsTime:45minutesMaterials:computer,writingmaterials
ABRACADABRA
CEAP • CSLPCentre d'études sur l'apprentissage et la performanceCentre for the Study of Learning and Performance
FormoreABRACADABRAresources,pleasevisittheTeacherResourcepagehttps://grover.concordia.ca/resources/abra/teacher/en/