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Speaking volumes : how to get students discussing books, and much more /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gilmore, Barry
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, [2006]
Subjects:
English language > Study and teaching (Middle school) > United States.
English language > Study and teaching (Secondary) > United States.
Discussion.
Language arts (Middle school) > United States.
Language arts (Secondary) > United States.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Before you begin: goals and strategies
  • Why these discussion techniques?
  • Tips for preparing discussions
  • Tips for leading discussions
  • How the rest of this book is organized
  • Lines
  • Surveys
  • Get off the fence
  • The grid
  • Circles
  • The fishbowl
  • Brainstorming groups
  • Idea pass-arounds
  • Big paper
  • Wall posters
  • Combining voices
  • silent discussion
  • Technology
  • The electronic conversation
  • In the forum
  • Tracking changes
  • A thousand words
  • Formal discussion and debate
  • Debate
  • Rules of order
  • For further discussion
  • Jump-starts and fillers
  • Surveys
  • Discussion prompts for Get off the fence, Fishbowl, and Big paper discussions
  • Sample quotations for fast-writing and concluding discussions
  • A compilation of follow-up ideas.