English III team building

Team Training Camp

• Pick a mascot for your team• Draw the mascot• Add a team motto• Add individual icons or symbols• Come up with nicknames• Invent a cheer• On a separate sheet of paper, invent a ½ page

fictional history of your team

Common Core Standards• I can initiate and effectively participate in a range of collaborative

discussions (one-on-one, groups, or teacher led) with diverse partners on grade appropriate topics, texts, and issues – building on others’ ideas and expressing my own ideas clearly and persuasively. (standard 1)

• I can work with peers to promote civil, democratic discussions and decision-making, set clear goals and deadlines, and establish individual roles as they are needed. (standard 1b)

• I can propel conversations by posing and responding to questions that probe reasoning and evidence, ensure a hearing for a full range of positions on a topic or issue, clarify or challenge ideas and conclusions, and promote divergent and creative perspectives. (standard 1c)

• I can respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives. I can also synthesize comments, claims, and evidence made on all sides of an issue.