Definition
This is where all children assemble to make: decisions, judgements, plans or to evaluate. For example this could be in a court room, a kitchen table, a town hall, or a boardroom.
Purpose
- To explore motives and opinions of characters
- To empathise with characters/situation
- To practise explaining (For example, a science concept, historical details or geographical information)
- To consider differing opinions
- To consider reasons for and against an idea
- To prepare for persuasive writing
- To prepare for discursive writing
- To prepare for writing a character’s response to a dilemma
Example
Example 1:
The children could be Stone Age settlers sitting around the fire by their cave to evaluate the day’s hunting expedition to decide if it went well, or they may have a discussion about the need to move to a new dwelling place because of the lack of food in the area.
Example 2:
The children go into role as the residents of the street where Matilda (Roald Dahl) lives with her loud, uncaring parents. An emergency meeting has been called at the Town Hall by the Residents Committee to decide what can be done about Mr and Mrs Wormwood.
