I have four English 10 classes this year: two advanced and two regular level, and a few weeks ago, I divided them up into teams. Two of the English 10 SOLs are related to cooperative learning, so working in groups isn’t optional for these students!
We’ll be changing groups at least once or twice throughout the year, so that everyone will have an opportunity to work with different kinds of people. The teams will work together on a variety of activities, some more structured than others, and each student will participate in a variety of ways.
One of the teams’ first activities is a get-to-know-each-other one. They find out what they have in common, choose a name and mascot, and design a team flag. (I’ll try to post the sheet from school this week.) Then, I take their pictures in whatever way they want. So here they are:
2nd Period Teams
Team 1: High Voltage
Team 2: Kings and Queens
Team 3: The Difference
Team 4: Unique Qualities
5th Period Teams
Team 1: Jackson’s Fab 5
Team 2: The Goon Squad
Team 3: Dairy Queen
Team 4: The Colours
6th Period Teams
Team 1: Team Dan Vegas
Team 2: The Power Rangers
Team 3: Team
Team 4: Freedom Writers
7th Period Teams
Team 1: Bad Apples
Team 2: The Hustlers
Team 3: Team Afflack
Team 4: The Ask Squad
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