Collaborative+Discussions

Students need opportunities to respond to ideas they find in text. Collaborative discussions can be facilitated through literature circles, book clubs, or Questioning the Author (QtA).

=__Literature Circles__= [|Training Students for Literature Circles] [|Lesson: Literature Circles - Getting Started]



[|Books for Literature Circles] [|Online Self Reflection: Taking Part in a Group] [|Literature Circles Resource Center]

=__Book Clubs__= [|Forming Book Clubs] [|Lesson Plan: Book Clubs - Reading for Fun] [|Global Book Club: A Collaborative Reading Experience]

=__Questioning the Author (QtA)__= Questioning the Author (QtA) aids readers in identifying the author's meaning and the significance of the author's message.

[|Description of Questioning the Author (QtA)] [|How does Questioning the Author (QtA) Work?] [|Using Questioning the Author (QtA) in the Classroom]