Learning about your Peers

Introduction

Getting to know each other, one of the best ways to get over stage fright is getting to know you audience. This activity will help you be able to connect with your classmates and also help you prepare for your in class speeches. 

Task

Purpose of the activity is getting to know you classmates

Instructions: Each student will have 1 minutes to write down 2 fact and 1 lie. It's up to the class to determine which ones fact was the truth and which one was the lie. This will be a fun way to break the ice and a way for each student to get to learn something new about their classmates 

Process

After the activity you should be able to 

1. Identify 5 of your new classmate.

2. Be able to write down the new fact you learn from those classmates.

3.Take the time and find 2 new student and ask them a question 

4.After completing these 3 tasks, you are to write a one paragraph short response about you experience, tell me what you have learned and do you think this workshop was helpful?

Evaluation
  Poor - 1 Average - 3 Great - 5 Total
Participation
Student was not prepared and was not focused on the activity.
Student was slightly prepared but seemed uninterested.
Actively participated in the activity, seemed interested in the activity.
 
Identify 5 Classmates
Student could only listed only one students.
Student could list about 3 students.
Student was a to list all 5 student that the assignment required.
 
Short Essay
A number of spelling errors and punctuation. Student did not not understand the purpose of the activity.
A few spelling a punctuation errors. Student got a good understanding of the activity.
No spelling of punctuation errors. Students understood the activity, and got new knowledge from the assignment.  
 

 

Conclusion

After a long day of getting to know your classmates, students should be a lot more confident with speaking in from of their peers without being nervous or have stage fright. 

If you didn't find this activity helpful her are a few things that might help stage fright 

Tips:

  1. Slow your breath. ...  
  2. Smile to make yourself feel better. ... 
  3. Project confidence in yourself.
Credits

A big thanks to Dr. Hosseinali for teaching us how to create Web Quests. 

Teacher Page

Kennedy Bauer

- I used to be the student in the classroom that was terrified to speak in front og my friends or classmates. I struggled for so long at it until I actually focused on ways to eliminate that fear and it works. I hope workshops like these help other students overcome the same thing.