Speaking volumes
Subtitle: how to get students discussing books and much more
By: Barry Gilmore.
Publisher: HEINEMANN
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Portsmouth, NH
Language: eng
Subjects: English language -- Study and teaching (Middle school) -- United States.; English language -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States.; Discussion.; Language arts (Middle school) -- United States.; Language arts (Secondary) -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Before you begin: goals and strategies; title: Goals: what do good discussions accomplish?; title: Tips for preparing discussions; title: Tips for leading discussions; title: How the rest of this book is organized; title: Lines; title: Survey lines; title: Get off the fence; title: The grid; title: Circles; title: The fishbowl; title: Brainstorming groups; title: Idea pass-arounds; title: Big paper; title: Wall posters; title: Combining voices; title: silent discussion; title: Technology; title: The electronic conversation; title: In the forum; title: Tracking changes; title: A thousand words; title: Formal discussion and debate; title: Debate; title: Rules of order; title: For further discussion; title: Jump-starts and fillers; title: Sample surveys, prompts, and quotations; title: Follow-up ideas.