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Island Survival Discussion Record

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Island Survival Discussion Record

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Part 1: Prepare Your Group

Group members and roles: Facilitator keeps the group focused and invites every voice. Recorder writes the group’s ideas. Timekeeper watches the time. Reporter presents the final decision.

1. Record each group member and role.

2. Choose and rank exactly five household items. Rank 1 as most important and rank 5 as least important. For each choice, record a reason and a detail from the island survival scenario that supports it.

1. Item: ________________________________ Reason/need: ________________________________

Scenario evidence or detail: ________________________________________________________________

2. Item: ________________________________ Reason/need: ________________________________

Scenario evidence or detail: ________________________________________________________________

3. Item: ________________________________ Reason/need: ________________________________

Scenario evidence or detail: ________________________________________________________________

4. Item: ________________________________ Reason/need: ________________________________

Scenario evidence or detail: ________________________________________________________________

5. Item: ________________________________ Reason/need: ________________________________

Scenario evidence or detail: ________________________________________________________________

Part 2: Record the Discussion

Use these sentence starters:

Agreeing: “I agree with __________ because __________.”

Disagreeing respectfully: “I see it differently because __________.”

Building on an idea: “I would add to __________’s idea that __________.”

Asking for clarification: “Could you explain what you mean by __________?”

3. What alternative ideas did your group consider? Why did you choose different items instead?

4. Record two useful contributions. Include who shared the idea and how the group responded or built on it.

5. What question or disagreement came up? How did your group resolve it?

6. Write your group’s final decision in one clear claim. Be ready to explain your top choice and one difficult trade-off.

Part 3: Collaboration Self-Check

Check each statement that describes your participation today.

I came prepared with ideas and reasons.

I listened without interrupting and made room for every voice.

I contributed an idea or response.

I referred to evidence or details from the scenario.

I helped the group reach a decision.

7. What did our discussion help us understand?

Alignment: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.6.1, SL.6.1a, SL.6.1b, and SL.6.1c

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