Week 6

ACCESS 2019-2020
This week you will accomplish one more task, so at the end you will work on
your own DIGPA process.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
Send your complete homework to your Access Head Teacher.
You must read web pages in order to understand the process before starting.
Follow the instructions in each activity.

You have to send the homework when you are done, but the due date is on May
8th at 8:00 p.m. Try to do it with time and if you have any question, ask your
teachers.
ACTIVITY 1:
Instructions: Take notes of every activity in your daily routine (wake up,
homework, exercise… etc.)
Write as many as you can (This is based on your routine)

Example 0.
At 6 am I go running to Huehuetenango with my brother.

Now, it´s your turn.

1. ______________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________
6. _______________________________________________________
7. _______________________________________________________
8. _______________________________________________________
9. _______________________________________________________
10. _______________________________________________________
ACTIVITY 2:
2.1
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following questions with your own words.

1. What is reflection?

2. What is a cycle?

3. What is description for you?

4. What is interpretation?

5. What is the difference between description and interpretation?

6. What is generalization?

7. What is a Plan action?

8. Why do we use DIGPA?

2.2 Compare your answers with three students ( They must be from different
departments/ Huehuetenango, Xela, Sololá, Chichicastenango, Guatemala,
Cobán, and Chiquimula)

2.3 Make your own research about each topic. Write a short definition in each
one (You must attach this research to your final draft)
ACTIVITY 3:
INSTRUCTIONS: Do you remember the routines you wrote in activity one?
Classify all your activities in the chart below.
Productive Non-productive
0. I´m reading books. 0. I´m sleeping late

3.2 Select one productive activity and one that is not productive from your
list.
PRODUCTIVE
__________________________________________________________________

NON PRODUCTIVE
__________________________________________________________________
 DIGPA

Plan Actions Description

Generalization Interpretation
Read the definition and components about DIGPA process. Take notes in your
notebook if you consider it´s necessary.

DIGPA
It is a way tool in which people´s reflect on what they have done. It is the reason
why reflective is important to improve. In addition, it helps us to have Critical
reflection about our actions.

There are three different types of Reflection:

Reflective for action: we reflect what we are going to do

Reflection in action: It is the reflection that you do at the moment.

Reflection On action: it refers to what I do.

What does DIGPA stands for?

D = describe: I = Interpret G= generalize PA= Plan

Action
It is in past tense. Speculation Verbs in present
Chronological Future steps
report like videos. Reasons Conclusion
To follow-up
Possibilities Theory/ belief

Multiple Reasons When we

generalize we
Why that make use the
happened? What theory’s
do you think about philosophy.
this?

You give multiple

reasons.
ACTIVITY 4: what is your productive and non- productive activity?
Productive ____________________
Non- productive ________________
INSTRUCTIONS: This time you will create your own DIGPA analyses. One will be about
the productive activity and one about the non- productive.

______________________ ( The name of the activity 1)

Plan Actions Description

Generalization Interpretation

______________________ ( The name of the activity 2 )

Plan Actions Description

Generalization Interpretation
SUPPORTING MATERIAL: (These questions might help you)
Describe
(Questioning)
*What happened?
*What did I/ you do? Who
exactly?
*How many? How long?
When?
*What exactly did I do?
*What materials were there?
Interpret Generalize
(Questioning) (Questioning)
*Why might that have *How do you think _____
happened? helps/hinders the relationship
with your family?
*What are other possible
reasons? *Based on this experience,
what theories about
*How do you think that
productivity can you make?
helped/hindered my
performance at home? *What do you believe
about…?
Plan Actions
(Questioning)
*What would you do differently
if you were to do this action
again?
*What would you keep the
same?
*What guidelines can you
make for yourself in the
coming weeks?

*How did I feel? *What have you read/heard/

see about…?
*What else was happening in (Offering)
(Offering)
the environment? Situation? *How is this similar to your
*One thing that I’ve tried…
*Maybe I … prior experiences?
(Offering) *Another thing you could do
*One possibility is…
is….
*One thing I noticed was…
*It could be that…. (Offering)
*I once saw someone….
*As a good son/ daughter,
*I believe ______ can
person, student, I felt…
help/hinder my …
*When I was doing this I …
*This is similar to when…
*When I ……I/ she……
*This reminds me of...