Then we had a discussion about how to distinguish between different but related things. For example, when I went to Rarotonga on honeymoon, we had a lot of fun checking out ten or twelve different resorts, but we were soon mixed up about the different places and got confused about which place had a pool and which ones had restaurants.
The best thing for us to do was to draw up a table, and give the resorts marks for all the things we thought were important in a resort. (Friendly staff, closeness to beach, equipment hire; all the important things). The table was our way of analysing and comparing the different resorts.
Each class member has had a question assigned to them, but they have also been able to choose from a pile of Wild Cards. All the questions are designed to make students analyse and evaluate a selection of items, places or people, and by using their own self-designed criteria, to come up with a conclusive answer.
Here are the questions which students picked from:
1.
List your top ten engineering wonders of the
modern world.
2.
What are the best animals to keep as pets?
3.
What are the top ten best websites to use when
researching the topic of endangered animals for school?
4.
What are the ultimate “must have” toys?
5.
Which New Zealanders have contributed the most
to our country’s history?
6.
Where are the top ten tourist sites around the
world?
7.
What are the best things to do in either Christchurch
or Dunedin during the holidays?
8.
List the books that all children should read
before they leave school.
9.
Put together your rugby Dream Team: players from
any era and any nation.
10.
What are the most dangerous sports you can
choose to play?
11.
Grantlea Downs is looking at supporting a
charity next year. List the top ten that you would recommend.
12.
Which disasters around the world have been the
most influential?
13.
Which well-known figures do you believe are good
role models?
14.
Which are the most influential inventions of the
last one hundred years?
15.
What are the top sites around South Canterbury
for a visitor to see?
16.
What are the top ten most likely “end of the
world” scenarios?
17.
Compile a list of the most dangerous animals in
the world.
18.
Compile a list of the best professions to be
considered after graduation from High School.
