After 17 years of facilitating book clubs in my middle school classroom, I have learned how to help students have lively discussions about texts.
In this teacher guide to powerful classroom discussions, I'm sharing my yearly game plan for taking student discussion from silent to vibrant.
You'll learn why the power is in the planning, how to facilitate and coach students during discussion, when to provide opportunities for practice, and more.
This guide also includes the exact questions I use to engage students in discussion- and they can be used with any text- as well as discussion activities that give book club conversations structure and purpose.
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