Podcast Task

Learning objective: to create a podcast where one person interviews the other on their research for the nature vs nurture debate.

Success criteria:

1. As an interviewer, I ask interesting questions that draw out information from the speaker, including asking questions about evidence, examples and explanations.

2. As an interviewee, I share my research and ideas, adding examples and explanations, and consider different perspectives as invited to by the interviewer.

3. We both speak clearly and use respectful language.

4. We use a googlemeet code from the teacher and record the meet.  

Why a two-person podcast?

This gives us all a chance to connect with someone in the class about our learning during lockdown, and builds our skills at speaking and presenting in an online format.

How many interviews do we need to do?

Two.  One as the interviewer, and the other as the interviewee (person being interviewed).  That way, you get to: 

1. practise sharing your research and ideas when you are being interviewed.

2. practise your introductions and asking probing questions of others when you are the interviewer.

Can we choose who we do our podcast with?

Yes you can, so long as both of you are in 10B.

Who will see our podcasts?

Dr Hunter and Ms Quick at first.  Then you will get to share your podcasts with the opposing team in the debate, so they can make a rebuttal. I would like to put them onto our class English blog, but will check with you first.

Do you have some examples?

Yes we do!   Dr Hunter and Ms Quick made two especially for you!

Some additional examples to listen to are Science Friday on children and Covid19, an interview podcast with Six60, The Jump with Shirley Manson.

The Conversations that Count series includes interviews on a range of New Zealand-centred topics.

When is this due?

Wednesday 1 September.  By Wednesday 1 September, you will each have created your argument and made a recording of you being interviewed on your topic.  You will also have interviewed your partner on their topic.

What happens after we have made our podcasts?

The next stage is that you swap recordings.  Your opposition will receive 2-3 interviews (from the members of your debating team), and you will receive theirs.  Then you have until 7 September to create your rebuttal, based on what you have listened to.  

Please send Dr Hunter and I an update on your research for your debate

 Mōrena 10B!

Dr Hunter and I have been planning next steps so you can make progress with your debate preparation from home and also work with students of your choice.  We are recording two podcast interviews tomorrow morning, and will share them and the new task with you on or before Friday.

Today, please can you each write an email addressed to both Dr Hunter and myself, with an update on your progress.  Please copy and complete all of the following sentences:

1. My topic is______ and I am arguing for the nature/nurture side (delete one).

2. Here are the links to the articles I have read:

3. Here is a link to the notes I have made:

4. Something I am pleased with is:

5. Something I am stuck on is:

If you have not started, or don't know how to get started, write and tell us this.  We are keen to help you make progress.  

Full disclosure: I'm going to send this message to your parents as well :).

Lockdown Learning 18-20 August 2021

 Kia ora koutou

Some of you were really hoping for another lockdown yesterday, and indeed your prayers/hopes/dreams have been answered!

For now, I would like you to keep exploring your debating topic, thinking and researching about arguments you could make, and effective supporting examples.  Don't worry at all about who is in your team, or feel that you have to contact them this week.  I will talk with Dr Hunter about your feedback on the teams next week.  We do want you to develop your skills in researching and forming an argument, and you can do that at home over the next few days.

I would like to hear from as many of you as possible via email this week, or as a comment on this blog post, sharing what you have been reading on your debating topic and what ideas you have so far for your argument.  Fill my inbox!!

Ngā mihi nui, Ms Quick

Debating

Learning objective: to show understanding of the roles of nature and nurture in one of four topics, with supporting evidence.

Success criteria:

1. I can work in a group to develop ideas on the debating topic

2. I can research information on the topic and identify important ideas and examples.

3. I can make notes in my own words to show understanding of the roles of nature and nurture in my debating topic

Do now: silent reading

Then, in groups, working on your debating topic, collecting information and forming it into an argument.

Useful resources:

about debating

flawed arguments

arguments by analogy and from evidence

groups and topics

Thinking about nature vs nurture topics

Writing topic: what makes a great leader?

Mental Health

Leadership

Sports

Life Expectancy

Thinking about ethics and genetics

 Today we are exploring topics involving ethics and genetics.  Choose one to read about and then 

1. Pre-natal screening for Downs Syndrome.

Currently, pregnant people in New Zealand are offered scans for free to see if the foetus has any abnormality.  One 'abnormality' that they screen for is Downs Syndrome.  This article explores the pressure expectant parents have felt to abort their foetus when probably Downs Syndrome is detected on a scan, and how they feel about that pressure.  It looks at the joys of Downs Syndrome children and argues that these joys are not talked about enough.

2. Nature vs nurture in Basketball

This article looks at some of the great American basketball players, and how their different early playing experiences shaped their skill development.

3. Age group organisation in rugby league

This article looks at the practice of organising children and young people's rugby league teams by age, and the way that this favours players with certain birth months.

Choose one of the articles above to read, and then make a screencastify video of your thoughts on the article.  Include the topic, the problems and what you think is the best course of action.