Participants interact with others to create meanings in response to the novel, constructing new insights as they speak and listen to the insights of others. Form a group of three to four students. Group members prepare for discussion by reading and annotating the text and preparing notes. In addition, each member will write three starter questions that they believe will provoke a rich group exploration of the text. Each participant shares one question about the story.
All participants pose a question before any are answered.
Collaboratively, the group decides on one of the questions to begin with. Allow the discussion to develop naturally from the initial question. Return to other questions as needed, pose and respond to new ones that arise. Continue discussion for the time allotted, exploring the story as fully as possible. Provides feedback or builds on comments.