The Group Project

A group member isn't pulling their weight.

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In a group project, one group member doesn't do any work but gets the same grade as everyone else in your group. If you report them to the teacher, it might affect their grade or even the whole group's grade.

What do you do?

Report the student.
Let it go.

Useful Language

Students can access a Useful Language drawer at any time during the activity. The key vocabulary and sentence stems will help your learners express their thoughts and opinions.

Keywords

  • fairness: treating people equally and justly
  • teamwork: working together to reach a goal
  • responsibility: something you need to do or take care of

Sentence Stems

  • I thought the teacher might notice anyway, so I...
  • I did my part, and I...
  • I let it go because...