Small group discussions

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="21d005a0dvldtc.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id96.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Discussion training"><U>Discussion training</U></A>PT3 Readers are Leaders</FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>    |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PT3 Readers are Leaders"><U>home</U></A>  | <A HREF="home54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Activity Room"><U>Training Room</U></A> | <A HREF="home54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Activity Room"><U>Reading Room</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id86.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Analyzing a book with a journey to ident"><U>Analyzing a book with a journey to identity theme</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id99.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Writing activities"><U>Writing activities</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id87.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Using a conflict theme"><U>Using a conflict theme</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id88.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Role playing"><U>Role playing</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id89.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Asking Questions"><U>Asking Questions</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id90.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Using Visual Strategies"><U>Using Visual Strategies</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id91.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Literary terms"><U>Literary terms</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id92.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shared Reading"><U>Shared Reading</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id93.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Community Connections"><U>Community Connections</U></A>   |   <B>Small group discussions </B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#FFCC00" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Goals:</div> <div> 1.  To discuss literature with a small group of people.</div> <div> 2.  To improve your skills in working with a group.</div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFCC00" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Small group discussions </div> <div> <B>Small Group Discussions</B></div> <div> Small group discussions can be used as short activities with all groups discussing a question assigned by the teacher or completing a project.   Small groups can also be a way of organizing the classroom.  Each group can read a different book, so students have a choice of books.  Books available should be on different levels of difficulty and should appeal to different interests.  Discussions can be organizing around reading logs or around group roles.   </div> <bR> <div> A reading log is a diary in which students record thoughts about their reading at the end of each chapter or the end of a period of reading.  The log can be open-ended with students recording any thoughts they have, or it can be based on open-ended questions.  The teacher can give students a specific question to respond to or a list of questions and the student can choose the response appropriate for that day.  After students write in their reading logs, they can meet in groups and start discussion by sharing ideas from their reading logs and then reacting to each others' logs.</div> <bR> <div> For information about reading roles see Harvey Daniels' <U>Literature Circles</U> (Stenhouse)</div> <bR> <div> Many young people need to learn skills in group development before they are able to work effectively in groups.  Follow this link for training suggestions  <A HREF="id96.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Discussion training"><U>Discussion training</U></A>.</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>