Working Together: Establish Ground Rules for a Group Project
In your writer’s notebook, develop a set of ground rules for your group by responding to the following prompts. Share your responses with the members of your group, and agree on a formal set of rules.
Meetings will be held at [location] on [dates and times].
Discussions will be [moderated by the same person at each meeting, moderated by a different person at each meeting, unmoderated], and notes will be taken by [the same person at each meeting, a different person at each meeting].
When disagreements arise, they will be resolved by ____________.
The following members of the group will take the lead on the following activities: [list names and activities].
To ensure equitable contributions by each group member, we will ___________.
Group members who do not contribute equitably will face the following consequences: [list consequences].
Group members who drop out of the project will face the following consequences: [list consequences].