## Time to speak!

## Preparing for a persuasive conversation

Make a choice: drawing or graphic organizer

Choice 1: drawing

Think about your own pedagogical vision. What do you think makes for good education? How would one see that in your classroom? Draw your ideal classroom, inserting notes about why you would arrange in in that fashion. (Tip: look up "Jan Rothuizen" and "Adoptie activist" for ideas)

- Step 1: choose a perspective. Will you draw your classroom from a bird’s-eye perspective, or from the side? Draw your classroom as completely as possible.
- Step 2: look at each item in your drawing. Think about why it is there. For instance, if you have a white board next to your interactive white board, what do you use that for? If you have a recycling bin next to the door, what goes in there? Where is the clock located in your room, and why?
- Step 3: for each item, write one short sentence about it.

Remember: the drawing doesn’t have to be a masterpiece, it just needs to be clear. The explanations are more important.

Choice 2: Graphic organizer

Make a ‘persuasion map’. A persuasion map helps you prepare thoughts and arguments for a speech or debate. In this case, you will also think of questions to ask your partner.

- Step 1: re-read your texts.
- Step 2: define the claim you want to make. For instance, ‘A good classroom has lots of windows,’ or ‘a good classroom has quiet corners.’ Be creative!
- Step 3: write down reasons for your claim. Make sure to think about pedagogical vision and classroom design.
- Step 4: write down facts and examples to back up your claim.
- Step 5: add questions you can ask your partner about their ideal classroom.

## Speaking task 7: practice your conversation Make a choice: work with a classmate or independently with ChatGPT. With a classmate Find a classmate and practice your conversation. Make sure to practice sentences like “A good classroom needs lots of windows because…” Using ChatGPT ChatGPT prompt 1: I want to talk about classroom setup and pedagogical vision. Please listen and estimate my CEFR level of speaking. Important: NEVER share personal details with any genAI machine! After speaking prompt 1: Please estimate my CEFR level of speaking. After speaking prompt 2: What suggestions can you make to improve my vocabulary, based on my speaking? After speaking, prompt 3: What suggestions can you make to improve my grammar, based on my speaking? After each ‘After speaking’ prompt, make notes of the feedback ChatGPT gives. Repeat the speaking task. ChatGPT prompt 2: I will now repeat the speaking task. Please check if I have applied your suggestions correctly. Make notes of the feedback ChatGPT gives.

## Speaking task 8: a RAFT assignment* *A RAFT assignment is a speaking assignment where you make choices regarding your role as a speaker, your audience, the format, and your topic. Topic: a new school building! Imagine, a new school is going to be built. Everyone wants a beautiful, functional school building, of course, but everyone also has very different ideas about what the ideal school looks like. For this task, you will make one choice from each column: a Role, an Audience, a Format, and a Topic. You may work independently or with a partner.
Role | Audience | Format | Topic
Architect | School director | Vlog | green playground
Teacher | (fellow) Teacher | Podcast | classroom decorations
News reporter | Student | Newspaper article | open learning areas in the school
Think about your role: what is your point of view? Think about your audience: who are you speaking to? What does that person want, or need in a new building? Is there any conflict between what you see and what that audience wants? Think about the format: what format will best convey your message? Think about your topic: what is it, what are the pros and cons? Choose a standpoint and complete the task.