Practice
Quick cases, worksheets and group activities. Each one practices a lesson’s skill, so pick the unit you’re in.
Unit 1: Before you run with it
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Lesson 1 Find the original source
- Quick caseDoes registration really close tonight?A screenshot says registration closes tonight. The original says tonight is the deadline only for people requesting travel support. A friend is about to give up on attending.
- Quick caseWhat came before the voice note?A forwarded voice note sounds like an organizer is canceling the screening. You can hear “if the power stays out” at the start, but not the question that came before it.
- Quick caseWho said the words on the quote card?A neat quote card says the room will close. No name, date or source is included. Caio can make a clearer graphic, but first the crew needs a claim they can support.
- Quick caseA joke post changes people’s plansA parody account posts a fake cancellation. Some readers recognize the joke. Two volunteers do not and cancel their rides.
- WorksheetWrite a source cardRecord where a claim came from, so the source stays with it when you share.
- WorksheetWrite a holding updateTell people what you know, what you are checking and when you will post again.
- WorksheetCompare a clip with its sourceCompare a short clip with the longer source.
- WorksheetPlan a three-shot videoPlan a short video in three shots, each with its own job.
- WorksheetCheck a translationCheck that both languages say the same thing, including dates and conditions.
- Group activityThe source relayA screenshot is going around. Your team has ten minutes to make the situation clearer.
- Group activityThe bilingual deskA schedule notice needs to work in English and Spanish without changing its meaning.
Lesson 2 Check what a task is meant to measure
- Quick caseDoes being quiet mean being confused?Dec hardly speaks during a group quiz. Afterward he explains the circuit clearly to Anika. She had assumed he did not understand.
- Quick caseShould the fastest answer win?The practice task is to explain how a circuit works. The app ranks players by who taps an answer fastest. Dec knows why but taps slowly.
- Quick caseWhat should the audio answer show?Mari would rather explain a chapter aloud than write a timed paragraph. Anika agrees, then realizes they never said what they were trying to demonstrate.
- Quick caseDid Dec want help yet?Anika sees Dec pause and starts finishing his explanation. He was looking for one word and wanted another moment.
- Quick caseWhat does a second example show?Dec misses a written question, then solves a similar problem using labeled parts. One observation suggests difficulty; another shows understanding under different conditions.
- WorksheetGive feedback on the workDescribe what the work does well and name one next step.
- WorksheetCheck the captionsWatch your video with the sound off, then fix the captions.
- WorksheetExplain it to a friendExplain an idea in the plain words a friend would use.
- WorksheetMatch the format to the goalSay what an activity is for before you change its format.
- Group activitySame goal, three formatsExplain the same circuit idea in a paragraph, an audio note and a labeled diagram.
Lesson 3 Correct a public mistake
- Quick caseDoes “Sorry if” fix the post?Gia’s draft says “Sorry if anyone misunderstood.” The post itself wrongly blamed younger visitors for a delay. People understood the words accurately.
- Quick caseIs deleting the post enough?A false recap has been shared. Caio removes it, but screenshots are still circulating. People who saw the first version may never notice it disappeared.
- Quick caseDoes one reply speak for everyone?One younger volunteer says the apology is fine. Another says it still leaves out what happened. The crew wants to announce that everyone has moved on.
- Quick caseIs the quote framed fairly?Anika said she was frustrated about the delay. The caption frames her as frustrated with other students, even though she was talking about the broken projector.
- Quick caseWho is in charge of the fix?The crew promises that future recaps will be checked. At the next event nobody knows who should ask the people quoted to review the context.
- WorksheetWrite a correctionName the error, give the correct fact and say who needs to know.
- WorksheetPlan an interviewWrite open questions that let the person tell their own story.
- WorksheetSeparate what you saw from what you thinkFind the step where a sentence moves from what you saw to what you think.
- WorksheetPlan an apology with action stepsTurn an apology into steps people can check.
- WorksheetShow how your thinking changedKeep your first take and your revised take side by side.
- Group activityCaption roomTwo captions describe the same clip. They imply different causes.
- Group activityThe redraft circleOne person writes the first response. Everyone helps make the second one more useful.
- Group activityThe correction clinicAn inaccurate recap has already traveled beyond the original audience.
Lesson 4 Weigh the trade-offs of each option
- Quick caseWho can come to a 5 p.m. meeting?The room-hours meeting is at 5 p.m. Mari and several workers cannot arrive until 7. The organizer says anyone can attend.
- Quick caseDoes the loudest table speak for the room?Five people speak repeatedly against evening hours. A dozen stay quiet. Mateo is about to report that the room opposes evening events.
- Quick caseWho pays for shorter hours?Shorter hours reduce staffing costs. They also push the study group into a café where people would have to buy something.
- WorksheetCompare two optionsLay out two choices and what each one costs.
- WorksheetPlan discussion questionsWrite questions that start a real conversation.
- Group activityThe room conversationThe crew needs a plan for evening hours with limited staffing.
- Group activityQuestions before answersThe group is split on a proposed rule. Spend the first round finding the useful questions.
Unit 2: Read the fine print
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Lesson 6 Read a form section by section before you sign
Lesson 7 Find what stage a process has reached
Unit 3: Find who’s responsible
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Lesson 10 Report a problem to the office responsible
- Quick caseWho can act on the petition?The crew collects signatures for longer hours and sends them to the librarian. The bookshop owner controls the lease and staffing budget.
- WorksheetWalk the route to check accessLook for barriers with the people using the space.
- Group activityAccess belongs in the planDesign an invitation and arrival plan for a small group event.
Lesson 11 Compare two cases on the same terms
Unit 4: Put it to the test
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Lesson 13 Count a starting point before you claim a change works
- Quick caseDid the apology help?The correction gets more likes than the original post. Gia wants to call the problem solved. Jordy asks whether people now know the actual cause of the delay.
- Quick caseHow can the crew test a late opening?The crew proposes one late opening a week. They need a way to find out whether it helps without claiming it will solve every access issue.
- WorksheetCheck whether a message helpedChoose a measure that fits the communication goal.
- WorksheetPlan a small testTry a small change and decide how you will judge it.
Lesson 14 Check permission, not just credit
Lesson 16 Find who has the authority to make a rule
Unit 5: Take it public
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Lesson 17 Set fair criteria before choosing
Lesson 19 Fit a request to the body’s remit and time limit
Lesson 20 Confirm an image with independent sources
- Quick caseIs the flood photo from today?A dramatic flooded-street photo is circulating with today’s event poster. The earliest version you find is dated last year. There might still be rain today.
- WorksheetList what you know and what you do notList what you have confirmed and what is still an open question.