Answer to Question 1
Learn to use talk for different purposes; respond to literature, writing, projects, and learning; promotes thinking. Characteristics - group, purpose, strategy use, student roles, ownership, teacher's role
Answer to Question 2
Grand - literature focus units and literature circles; picture book or novel; write in reading log prior to conversation; talk focuses on personal response; write in reading logs after conversation; open-ended; use aesthetic talk (social language). Instructional - thematic units; informational book or content-area book; complete graphic organizer prior to conversation; talk focuses on big ideas from thematic learning; record big ideas in learning logs after conversation; use efferent talk (academic language). Both - teacher as facilitator; use small group conversations before whole group conversations; students have opportunity to express ideas in writing before sharing. Scenarios will vary by student
Snout and mouth of sand tiger shark, showing protruding teeth and small eyes
Using concept maps as a learning strategy
Learning without Reinforcement (1 of 2)
The small intestine.
Absorption Methods in the Small Intestine
Animals and Language (2 of 2)