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

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FormoreABRACADABRAresources,pleasevisittheTeacherResourcepagehttps://grover.concordia.ca/resources/abra/teacher/en/