| Description |
xv, 230 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-220) and index. |
| Contents |
Talking in class -- Some rudiments of large-group discussion -- Strategies for organizing and managing small-group discussions -- Strategies for initiating authentic discussion -- Discussion as preparation for the reading and analysis of literature -- Discussion that extends our experience with literature -- Joining a big conversation : discussion and interpretations of literature -- Metaphors, the questions we ask, and how we ask them -- Discussion-based approaches to teaching composition -- Cultivating the talking curriculum -- Discussion and critical thinking -- Generating and evaluating discussion -- Conventional and unconventional modes of discussion -- Discussion, diversity, and democratic ideals. |
| Subject |
English language -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
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Literature -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
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Communication in education.
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Discussion.
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| Added Author |
McCann, Thomas M.
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| ISBN |
0814150012 ((pbk)) |
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