Speaking volumes : how to get students discussing books, and much more / Barry Gilmore.
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TextPublisher: Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, c2006Description: xii, 128 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 0325009155 (alk. paper); 9780325009155 (alk. paper)Subject(s): 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 StatesDDC classification: 428/.0071/273 LOC classification: LB1631 | .G47 2006Online resources: Table of contents | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references.
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.
Provides information for teachers on ways to involve students in oral and written conversations.
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