This week, our the way in which we conducted our group discussion on Monday befuddled me a bit. I was curious how the people on the outside fit into the big scheme of things, because they couldn't talk. I know their job was to listen and delve deeper into whatever topic we were covering when they entered the conversation, but I felt like cutting out half of the class was not the best way to accomplish this.
Because the people on the circle’s outside couldn’t talk, they couldn’t contribute to the discussion, even if they had something very meaningful to say. I know their job was to listen, but I felt like cutting out half of the class was not the best way to accomplish a lively discussion.
I know our discussion group worked, but I felt a better way to operate the discussion would have been to have just a single large circle, without any outsiders, and have a three turn limit, as far as talking. This would accomplish two things. First, it would allow everyone a chance to comment, since the most anyone could comment would be three times, so nobody would dominate the discussion. Secondly, I would have instituted a two comment minimum, to make that everyone was contributing. The reason I would use the two comment minimum/three comment maximum (Also known in college basketball as the 2-3 zone), is because it allows the students who are part of the circle to dictate their interaction during the group' discussion. I feel like if students comment when they have a good idea, or something to say, rather than just when it’s their team’s turn, the discussion will flow better.
Switching topics, I'm still very confused about transitive vs. intransitive verbs. Here's how I understand it. Transitive verbs are the verbs that have a direct object. Intransitive verbs don't have a direct object. They are without a Direct Object. So if you cut off the sentence after the verb, it could still work. Then, there are linking verbs. And I think I'm alright there.
I thought the activity of using the magnets went really well, because one of the sentences we came up with involved "Republicans" and "The Axis of Evil," so what more could you ask for in a sentence?