Who has a voice Lesson 6

produced by Paula Binnie

Date:
Lesson / Class:

Yr 9 - Art

Learning Intentions:

Learning how to listen, and reviewing and editing

own and others work.

Success Outcomes:

To complete Lego listening activity, practise reading

out their poem.

Running Order

Intro: outline lesson for the day and ensure

students, including explaining lego activity.
Main: Student to spend 20 30 minutes
completing Lego activity, then move onto their
poems each to share / listen and record details on
another persons poem to assist them in their
delivery.
End: Reflection what information have you been
able to gather so far from the article. Write up
notes.
APPLYING: executing and implementing
EVALUATING: checking and critiquing.

Assessment:
(Formative /
Summative)

Formative: ongoing observation of students giving

feedback and interaction during class time.
Summative: n/a

Resources:

Computer / projector.
Whiteboard.
Student handouts

Next lesson:

Slam poet - presentation

Notes:

Lego Instruction Task

Instructions for Students (working in pairs)

The two of you are going to take part in a task based on Lego. Im interested in how you
collaborate, talk to one another, listen and ask questions during the task. One of you will have
some Lego and the other will have a picture of a Lego model. The aim of this task is for the one
with the picture to share the information you have in order to help your partner build the Lego
model. The one building the Lego model has to find out what they need to know in order to build
it.
Student A
Photograph of Lego model
You have a photograph of a model made from Lego. Your job is to describe to your partner which
pieces they will need and how they should put them together to make the model shown in the
photograph. They cant see your picture and you cant see the Lego pieces they have in front of
them. By talking to your partner and asking questions about what theyre doing, you should try to
help them build the correct model. Now, can you tell me what you think youve got to do so that I
can check you have understood ? Do you have any questions?
Student B
Lego pieces
You have a set of Lego pieces. You have to try to build the model that your partner has a picture
of. You will need to ask your partner questions and describe what youre doing in order to identify
which pieces to use and how to put them together. Dont worry if you havent completed the
model when we stop you. Now, can you tell me what you think youve got to do so that I can
check you have understood?
Do you have any questions?
For both students
(just prior to starting the task)
Before you start, think for a minute about the kinds of things you need to say and ask
in order to help you with the task.
At the end of the task reflect, and write down some of the challenges that you found in
completing the task did you find it easier to describe the Lego OR build the model? What would
have made it easier for you to complete the task?

(Adapted from an Oracy Assessment task 2014 Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge)

Example of Lego activity: