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I and We: Group Work

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I and We: Group Work

Natalia Gataulina

The eighth class at our school is the first step of the new education stage called lyseum. These teenagers are greenhorns among the senior students. For them, most of the teachers are new, and they may not know their classmates because classes have been merged, and there are many new students in each. Literature lessons begin with the theme "Literature and other kinds of art." However, there is no time to lecture on each kind of art, and general lectures are not useful. I began to think about how to make my class most effective.

One answer was evident: Work in groups. However, that is not so easy in our not-at-all spacious classrooms, packed with students. Besides, my previous experience with group work was not unequivocal and not always positive for a number of subtle reasons.

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