Discussion Director
Name:
Book:
Date:
Assignment p. _____ to p. _____
The Role of Discussion Director:
Your job is to develop a list of questions that your group might
want to discuss about this part of the book. Don't worry about the
small details. Your job is to help your group members talk over
the main ideas in the reading and share their reactions. Usually
the best discussion questions come from your own thoughts,
feelings, and concerns as you read, which you can list below,
during or after your reading. Or you may use some of the general
questions below to develop topics for your group.
Possible discussion questions or topics for today:
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Possible questions to ask:
What was going through your mind while you read this?
How did you feel while reading this part of the book?
What questions did you have when you finished this section?
Did anything in this section of the book surprise you?
Predict what might happen next.
Assignment for next meeting p. _____ to p. _____
From Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in the
Student-Centered Classroom by Harvey Daniels.
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