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Discussion. How We Discuss What We Read. How do we Discuss Literature?. How do you have a good discussion about what do we read? What have we done this year? What do you already know?. Here are some tips and examples from students.

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  1. Discussion How We Discuss What We Read

  2. How do we Discuss Literature? • How do you have a good discussion about what do we read? • What have we done this year? • What do you already know?

  3. Here are some tips and examples from students. • As you watch the following videos, record what you observe on you notes sheet. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwxnBv-dNBI • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pGVR6ZF_2M

  4. A couple thoughts. Here’s a Simile For you… • Literature discussions are like discussions you would have a your lunch table. How? • A conversation about the question ends when you think you have exhausted the question by exploring the conclusion to its fullest and provided all possible evidence to answer the question.

  5. What is a Discussion? • More student ownership • Allows for sharing of interpretations and ideas • Learning how to think out loud about a text

  6. What a Discussion about Literature IS NOT • A debate (competitive dialogue) • Rehearsed student speaking • A roundabout way of arriving at a teacher’s prized understanding

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