Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- Effective and respectful communication skills.
- Necessary skills to collaborate in diverse groups, such as compromising, sharing responsibility, and respect for others' opinions.
- Grade-appropriate writing skills.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Collaborate on writing tasks in diverse groups.
- Interact with writing groups in a respectful manner.
- Make necessary compromises to accomplish a goal.
- Share responsibility for collaborative work.
- Consider the individual contributions of each group member.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- They will frequently collaborate with others to develop writing products in school and in the workplace.
- Being an effective collaborator requires compromising, sharing responsibility for the work, and being respectful of others.
Vocabulary
- Collaborative writing groups
- Writing tasks
- Diverse writing groups
- Compromises
