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Task:
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To read and evaluate the discussion questions which
have been submitted with each selection by both you and your teammates.
"Evaluate" the questions by asking:
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Does the question emphasize plot details instead of
introducing new thoughts?
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Is the question grammatically correct? Well-worded?
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Make necessary changes to the questions in order to
ensure that they are, indeed, discussion questions. Confer with
the student-author of the question for clarification-- and assistance in
reworking the questions.
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To choose 10 literary selections which utilize words
that may be new to students. Choose 2 "new Vocabulary Words" to be highlighted
within the selection. Define the word in a "mini glossary."
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To create five "Optional Activities" to enhance the
discussion questions.
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These activities may be implemented in the classroom
or used as homework.
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Examples: If you choose to create an "Optional Activity"
for a play, you may ask that a certain scene performed in class as a staged
reading. If the play has been made into a movie, you may ask the class
to watch the movie for homework and comment on it in a short paper, comparing
it to the play-- Does the student understand the play better after having
seen the movie? Did the movie change the play? Are there any benefits to
reading the play instead of seeing the movie?
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The activities should be creative and well thought
out. They should stimulate further thought on the literature.
Resources:
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The Education Resource, The State Art of Reading,
has on-line information pertaining to the use of discussion questions in
literature classes. The information contained in Idea
6 and Idea
7 may influence your strategy of evaluating student discussion questions.
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The Oxford English Dictionary
has an on-line site. This may be helpful to you when you are forming your
vocabulary "Mini Glossaries."
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Off-line Resources available at the University of
Richmond Library:
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Student-posed Questions for Literature Based Discussion,
by Michelle Commeyras
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Classroom Questions: What Kinds?, by Norris
Sanders
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