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Classroom Activities

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Chat Stations

Chat stations are low-prep, small-group discussions on different topics that allow students to practice asking and answering…

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Clothespin Sliders Partner Conversations

This is a structured conversation activity in which students take turns asking and answering multiple questions (an initial…

Keep the Conversation Going

The purpose of this activity is to allow students to say everything they know how to say about a topic. This activity allows …

Museum Activity

This activity is an “art tour.” The purpose of the activity is for students to view and discuss famous works of art from the…

Peer Interviews

An interview is one-to-one, person-to-person communication and consists of a question or series of questions that are asked in…

Silent Debate

This discussion strategy uses writing and silence as tools to help students explore a topic in depth. In a silent debate…

Taboo

Taboo is a game that promotes description and circumlocution as pairs of students cue one another to say a designated…

Mode of Communication

  • (-) Interpersonal (7)
  • Interpretive (8)
  • Presentational (4)

Performance Range

  • Novice (1)
  • Intermediate (3)
  • Advanced (1)

Grade Level

  • 3-5 (4)
  • 6-8 (7)
  • (-) 9-12 (7)
  • K-2 (1)
  • Undergraduate (7)

Classroom Setting

  • Face-to-Face (4)
  • Online (4)

GRR Stage

  • You do together (7)

Classroom grouping

  • (-) Pairs (7)
  • Small group (7)
  • Whole class (10)

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