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Section
E. RESPONDING TO READINGS
Activities Page
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Activities
1. Sometimes the best way to
begin learning how to respond to the text of a reading is to experiment first with
non-text subjects. For example, summarize in 10-50 words what makes you
happy. Then gather in small groups, share what you've written, and then
summarize your summaries in 50-100 words. Then continue this activity by
analyzing: imagine three very different people; state what kind of person each
one of them is (e.g., a conservative minister, the owner of a large store, or a
soldier); then describe in 50-100 words what each one would think about your
group's summary of what makes you happy.
2. Imagine someone you like whom others dislike (or the
reverse--imagine someone you dislike whom others like). Describe for 40-60
words, fairly and accurately, how you perceive him. Then describe for
another 40-60 words how the others probably perceive him. Then describe
for a final 40-60 words how someone quite different--an employer, perhaps, a
parent, or a child--might perceive him.
3. Imagine that you have a really difficult
employer at work. First, put aside your emotional reactions and summarize
fairly and accurately in 40-60 words what he or she is like. Then, in
another 40-60 words, describe how he probably is perceived by someone very
different from you, how he probably is perceived by customers, and how you
perceive him. Finally, evaluate his job performance as his boss or
coordinator. Do so by using a five-point evaluation system and writing 10-20 words
for each point: (a) quality of work, (b) quantity of work, (c) attitude about work,
(d) customer
relations, and (e) employee relations.
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Find more activities for groups and classes in the
Home Page section's
General Activities for Groups.
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