Hot seat
Also known as: hot seating, interviewing, conscience alley, debate
Hot seat has two popular formats:
1. The person in the ‘hot seat’ answers questions.
One student is invited to sit in the ‘hot seat’ where they adopt a persona or topic element. The audience ask the hot-seater questions and the hot-seater must answer the questions whilst staying in character. It is helpful for the teacher to take on a facilitator role to guide the questioning in constructive directions. Variations can include pairing or creating small groups of students who are in character and participate in hot-seated interviews, Q&A panels or debates.
2. The person in the ‘hot seat’ asks questions.
One student is invited to sit in the hot seat and the name of a person, object or event is displayed behind them. The hot-seater must try and guess the word by asking the audience closed questions. Once the hot-seater correctly guesses the word or the timer runs out, another student is selected to sit in the hot seat and a new word is displayed.
ICT templates
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| Office 365 | Google G Suite |
|---|---|
| PowerPoint - Hot seat words (new window) | Slides - Hot seat words (new window) |
| PowerPoint - Hot seat words and images (new window) | Slides - Hot seat words and images (new window) |
How to use with ICT
Take advantage of Google slides Q&A function (new window) by asking students to create and host their persona’s Hot seat slide session. The hot-seater can prepare a persona profile in advance, using a Fakebook Google Slides (new window) template and share this profile link when their identity is revealed.
Single computer
Project one of the slide templates provided, revealing one slide at a time.
External resources
| Title | Link | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hot seat: Vocabulary revision procedure by Callum Robertson | Hot seat: Vocabulary revision (new window) | This vocabulary extension and revision game is a lively activity well suited to teams and easily adapted to different class sizes. |
| 16 Ways to Play the Hot Seat Game by Dylan Gates | Hot Seat game (new window) | Simple, effective (and fun!) procedures of Hot Seat for literacy-focused learning. |
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