The Faithful Elephants – Fishbowl Activity. Great beginnings. ❑ “I'll start…” - Matt.
❑ “I was thinking…” – Miranda, Amy, Lindsey, Matt, Zach. ❑ “Why didn't they…
The Faithful Elephants – Fishbowl Activity Great beginnings “I’ll start…” - Matt “I was thinking…” – Miranda, Amy, Lindsey, Matt, Zach “Why didn’t they…?” - Matt “I was wondering…” - Lindsey “My question was…” - Zach “What they could have done was…” - Amy “I have a prediction, too…” - Lindsey “Well, the author is trying to say…” - Miranda Excellent evidence to support ideas “I think it was around WWII time because of the bombs on Tokyo.” “I know we (U.S.) dropped bombs on Tokyo.” “That couldn’t happen; remember they couldn’t get the needles in the body.” “They had to because the army ordered them to.” “The zookeeper at the end might have been the trainer because he knew the story, and he looked old.”
Relevant Questions “I didn’t get why they (the guards) were so upset when the elephants died if they were the ones starving them.” “Why didn’t they try to poison the other elephants? They only tried to poison John.” “Why didn’t they try to poison them with water instead of just food?” “Couldn’t they have built a big enclosure for the elephants that might keep them contained even after a bomb?” “Couldn’t they have put the elephants underground somewhere?” “Could they have shipped the elephants somewhere safe? Relevant Connections to Life “I connected this story to the Iraq war when the author talked about ending all wars. I think that was part of the message.” “I think we (United States) could have been responsible for what was happening to the elephants because we dropped bombs on Japan.” “It seems strange, but this could happen to us today; I think. We would have to find a place for all the other animals, too—like giraffes, and tigers.” Etiquette during a Conversation Settled disagreements carefully, quietly, and respectfully so as not to hurt anyone’s feelings Listened carefully and responded to others’ ideas by staying on topic.
Waited patiently until others were finished before beginning to talk. Gave quiet, appropriate signals to let others know it was your turn to speak Made confirmations and gave encouragement to others: “I know; I thought that too!” “Yeah, that’s what I was thinking.” Allowed no “dead time” or “uncomfortable silence” during conversation. When a subject was exhausted; you moved on to a new one. Stayed appropriately focused the entire conversation.
