🤝 Part 1: Respectful Listening Guidelines

1. Which of the following shows respectful listening when your partner shares their diary entry?

Looking around the room while they read

Making eye contact and nodding to show understanding

Interrupting to share your own ideas

Thinking about what you'll say next

2. What should you do BEFORE your partner starts reading? (Select all that apply)

Put away distractions (phones, other books)

Sit facing your partner

Prepare your questions in advance

Take a deep breath and focus

3. Complete this sentence: "When listening to my partner's diary entry about Zeelie's bushfire experience, I will focus on _________________ and _________________."

💬 Part 2: Constructive Feedback & Discussion Stems

4. Use these sentence stems when discussing your partner's diary entry. Fill in the blanks with examples:

Noticing Sensory Details:

"I noticed you described _________________ which made me feel _________________."

Understanding Emotions:

"The way you wrote about _________________ helped me understand that Zeelie felt _________________."

Connecting to the Text:

"Your description of _________________ reminded me of the part in 47 Degrees where _________________."

Asking Questions:

"I'm curious about _________________ - can you tell me more about why Zeelie might have _________________?"

5. What makes feedback constructive rather than just critical?

Pointing out everything that's wrong

Offering specific examples and suggestions for improvement

Only saying positive things

Comparing their work to yours

6. Write one example of constructive feedback you could give about sensory language in a diary entry:

📝 Part 3: Partner Feedback Notes

7. My Partner's Name: _________________

8. Sensory Details I Noticed: (What senses did they include? Give examples)

9. Zeelie's Emotions: (How did their writing show what Zeelie was feeling?)

10. One Thing That Worked Really Well:

11. One Suggestion for Improvement:

12. Feedback I Received About My Writing:

Success Criteria Checklist:

I listened respectfully to my partner's diary entry

I used sentence stems to give constructive feedback

I identified specific sensory details in their writing

I explained how their writing showed Zeelie's emotions

I provided one positive comment and one suggestion

Peer Sharing Guidelines

Peer Sharing Guidelines

🤝 Part 1: Respectful Listening Guidelines

💬 Part 2: Constructive Feedback & Discussion Stems

📝 Part 3: Partner Feedback Notes

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