{"id":326601,"date":"2026-02-05T15:41:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/?p=326601"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:56:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T08:56:27","slug":"collaboration-skills-practice-in-grade-8-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/2026\/02\/05\/collaboration-skills-practice-in-grade-8-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Collaboration Skills Practice in Grade 8: English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/IMG_3821-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-326603 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/IMG_3821-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/IMG_3822-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-326604 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/IMG_3822-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/IMG_3823-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-326605 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/IMG_3823-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/IMG_3825-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-326606 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/IMG_3825-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week the Grade 8 students practiced their social skills of collaboration. They specifically focused on 3 strands of collaboration:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Help others to succeed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Encourage others to contribute<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Delegate and share responsibility<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In English, they worked as a team to analyse a global issue cartoon for its impact based on the conventions of a cartoon. Afterwards, students reflected on the extent to which they were successful in helping others and encouraging others in their team, as well as did anyone take a leadership role in delegating parts of the task or whether they worked cohesively as a team to share responsibility for all parts. Then later in the week, they practised the skill again through a sorting activity to review the features of a documentary. By practising these skills, the students will gain a better understanding of how to apply the skills across subjects and in life outside of school.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week the Grade 8 students practiced their social skills of collaboration. They specifically focused on 3 strands of collaboration: Help others to succeed Encourage others to contribute Delegate and share responsibility In English, they worked as a team to analyse a global issue cartoon for its impact based on the conventions of a cartoon. 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