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Organizing information is something we all do anytime we make a presentation to another person. Thinking carefully, not just about what we know but what our audience needs to know and will be interested in hearing, is crucial to a good presentation. Prompt the students to discuss Jim’s challenge: he knows a lot about Chinese gardens, but has to convince other people, who know nothing about them, that they should give money to build a Chinese garden in Seattle. Then, lead them in a discussion of what kinds of information potential donors might be interested in learning. They probably don’t want to read a 20-page textbook handout about Chinese gardens! And, if Jim’s information isn’t carefully organized or doesn’t seem relevant to Seattle, they probably won’t be interested in giving money. Ask students what they would do first if they were in Jim’s shoes. Have they ever had to explain something they knew a lot about to someone else? What did they do? Prompt each student to write down one example of a time they had to explain something to someone else: learning to use a computer program or fix a bike or play a game. How did they go about sharing what they knew in a way that made sense to the other person? Click to continue previewing the teaching notes on screen. |
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