Make Extra Minutes Count!

Make Extra Minutes Count!
think-write-pair-share

Religion: any and all

Purpose: to discuss issues covered in class session

Cognitive Skills: any or all

Learning Styles: active (when shared with others), reflective

Intelligences: intrapersonal (think & write), interpersonal (pair & share)

Use: in classroom

For: pairs, small groups

Estimated time: 5 minutes (or more as time allows and for larger groups)

Materials needed: no more than students typically have: paper and pen

The Activity:

At the end of any class session, have students think-write-pair-share their response to what they have just learned
Ask students to spend a minute or two reflecting on what they found:

most interesting

most confusing

most surprising

or what they thought was the most important thing covered in class

Have students next to each other pair up or group in threes or fours to share their responses with one another

Additionally: More specific questions can also be asked regarding various religions (see suggestions associated with religions on the "religions index")

Alternative possibilities: this can, of course, be used in just about any class session for just about any discipline!

Acknowledgement to Thomas Angelo and Patricia Cross (1993). Classroom Assessment Techniques (Jossey-Bass ) (one minute papers/muddiest point)