Drawing on the guidelines presented in the textbook, choose the topic below that would be most appropriate for a classroom discussion.
A) Learning how gravity affects the speed with which an object falls to the earth
B) Learning the various tenses of the verb to be
C) Studying the history of the United Nations
D) Interpreting Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven
Question 2
The textbook advocates the use of student discussions for promoting co-construction of meaning. Which one of the following student interactions is most likely to be effective in fostering co-constructed meanings?
A) Two students work together on a crossword puzzle that includes the week's new spelling words.
B) The students in a cooperative learning group discuss different ways of solving a certain math problem.
C) When a French teacher begins class by saying, Comment allez vous? the students reply in unison, Trs bien.
D) Two students help each other prepare for a quiz by giving each other practice test questions.