Give One Get One with Gots & Needs

-Cindy Henderson

For homework, students were assigned to read chapter 3 in Night, the core text for English 11. While reading, they were to write down three things they understood ("Gots") and three things they did not ("Needs").  The next day in class, they were told to take out the list and they were handed the “Give one Get one” worksheet (just like below.  They were told to visit other classmates to gain one thing they understood from chapter 3.  The chart had 12 squares so each person had to give and get things they understood from the reading, recording those items in squares of the chart. Once their chart was filled, they returned to their tables to discuss with their table mates any "Needs" they did not have answered by the activity.  We then turned to whole group discussion to answer any remaining needs. 

It was awesome! Students were really, actually engaged the whole time, and our conversations about the chapter afterwards was authentic and deep. I am now asking students for their "Gots" and "Needs" on a regular basis. 

Give-One-Get-One Worksheet