Do you have a class that won't talk to you? Or only a few in the class dominate the discussion? I found a way to get everyone involved and writing at the same time. Write around is a strategy that gets students to write and be involved in the class discussion. Students are in groups of 4 of 5. Students write their names on the paper and then write their initial thoughts on the given topic. When time is up, students pass their papers in the same direction and are given time to read and respond to what is on the paper. Continue the process until all students have written on all papers. Students may respond to the comments, add additional questions, disagree, explain their opinions, etc. This strategy can be done with any subject area. I found a great resource for this which includes detailed instructions. Here is the link.
Write Around and more - http://www.sthelens.k12.or.us/Page/678
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