Working as a Large Group

Look more closely at “Our Collaborative Histories” for how students last semester articulated their common goal in their collaboratively written piece. Consider how their different narratives sit next to each other throughout their article.

Working in Small Groups

As a reminder, these are the groups you will be working in on the Collaborative History Project:

• Ellen, Francesca, Omar
• George, Nicolas, Wendy, Yuantong
• Jenna, Willian, Yianna
• Arman, Tyler, Ivan
• Andy, Beatriz, Gabriela
• Kaz, Ishtiaque, Robert

Take time to work in your groups to compare your revised individual narratives that you posted BP4; I suggest moving these narratives into your straw document. Together, you will begin to answer these questions for your group: 

• What do our different experiences say about collaborative learning?
• What might our common goal or purpose be?

You may identify important similarities and differences between your narratives. Take note of what notice in your straw document as early drafting for your introduction and/or conclusion of your final project. You may also be inspired to add detail to your writing or select more examples of how you partook in collaborative learning within your communities.

Your Collaborative History Project is due in class on Tuesday, November 12. Take time today to decide when you’ll complete work between today and Nov. 11. Create a task schedule that includes dates when you’ll review each other’s work, both your individual narratives and your collaboratively authored introduction and conclusion. Your task schedule should include who has what task and when tasks are due (Wolfe, 2010, p. 15).

HOMEWORK

There is NO CLASS on Thursday, November 7th; Andrea will be a a conference.

Follow your task schedule and work with your group to complete your Collaborative History Project, due in class on Tues, November 12th.

Work Cited

Wolfe, J. (2010). Team Writing: A Guide to Working in Groups. Bedford/St. Martin’s.