Introduction
In this lesson you
review the expert instructions with the
students to aid them in selecting a
role. Selecting roles helps students
feel ownership over the simulation and
will make preparing for the live
simulation more meaningful. As an
optional activity students can apply for
desired roles by completing The Daily
Planet worksheet. Duration
30 minutes: Read
team instructions with students
30 minutes: Job
Application: The Daily Planet worksheet
(optional)
Vocabulary
None
Materials
Procedure
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Read the
expert instructions with the students.
Discuss the responsibilities for each
role and the flow of information among
team members.
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Allow time
for questions and discussion.
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If you
decide to allow students to apply for
their desired roles in the mission,
distribute The Daily Planet worksheet.
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Students
should complete the worksheet and then
turn their application in to you. Based
on the number of groups you plan to have
for mission day, you can assign expert
roles for each team. You may need to
make a judgment call based on student
strengths.
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Announce
team assignments.
Discussion Tips
Students review the
team descriptions and application
process. They decide which team they
would like to join and find out about
the tasks they will perform on the
mission. This is a good time to have
them assess their qualifications for a
particular job. They should begin to
connect skills with job applications and
the importance of knowing how to
complete an application.
Special Comments
The student job
application is optional, but it is a
good way to dramatically increase
student buy-in to the mission. Students
who are accepted for a position they
have chosen have more interest in
learning the skills for the team tasks.
They choose their top two choices;
reinforce the fact that not everyone
will get their first choice. Because
students’ assessments of their abilities
are not always realistic, this strategy
gives you the discretion of choosing the
team that better matches the students’
skills.
In putting students
into teams, our advice is to
strategically select who you think
should be on each team. Spread your
higher ability students and class
leaders evenly. Take temperaments and
special needs into consideration.
Extensions
See the Career
Exploration section of the web site for
two additional career activities: Career
Exploration and Career Bingo.
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