BARR Activity: Reflective Listening

Essential Question: How can words inspire change?

Goal: to close read a historical speech and identify the words which provoke, calm, and inspire

Reading: Fill out the READING PROGRESS UPDATE FORM

Agenda:

1. 1. How do you practice the Golden Rule when listening to others? It's called reflective listening.
   2. Practice listening skills with inside/outside partner activity
   3. English Journal Reflective Listening Skills
   1. When practicing the responding skills I felt..The hardest skill for me to use was...because...It was challenging to...I think that Why? questions make a person feel...Overall, I learned...
   2. Copy and paste your English Journal to the discussion on Google Classroom.
   3. You must respond to your random partner for the day. Respond by paraphrasing, reflecting, clarifying or asking an open-ended question. Here are some sentences to help you do that effectively:
   1. It seems like you...I also thought...
   2. It sounds like you felt...because...Am I right? I felt...
   3. Did I understand your post correctly? Are you saying...? When doing the activity I felt...
   4. What did you do when...? During the activity I...

Homework:
1. Work on your vocabulary. 100% due next Monday.