Our Shared Community: Functional and Persuasive Communication · Term 2

Leading and Participating in Group Discussions

Students will develop skills for leading and actively participating in group discussions, including facilitating dialogue and managing disagreements respectfully.

Key Questions

  1. Explain strategies for encouraging equitable participation in a group discussion.
  2. Differentiate between constructive criticism and personal attacks in a debate.
  3. Construct a summary of key points and areas of consensus from a group discussion.

CBSE Learning Outcomes

NCERT: English-7-Group-DiscussionNCERT: English-7-Collaboration
Class: Class 4
Subject: English
Unit: Our Shared Community: Functional and Persuasive Communication
Period: Term 2

Suggested Methodologies

World Café

Rotate through table conversations, building on each other's ideas

30–50 min

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Round Robin

Each student contributes one idea per turn, no repeats

10–25 min

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