Common Core Georgia Performance

StandardsFacilitating Student-Led

Discussions, K-12Part 4: Using Student-Led Discussion to Assess Understanding—

Secondary

Cynde Snider

Essential Question

What might a student-led discussion designed to assess understanding look like in my classroom?

Learning Target

I can use student-led discussions to assess student understanding of complex, grade level texts.

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12th Grade—Pinwheel Discussions

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12th Grade—Heart of Darkness

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Learning Target

I can use student-led discussions to assess student understanding of complex, grade level texts.

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Essential Question

What might a student-led discussion designed to assess understanding look like in my classroom?

Resources

Conrad, Joseph. (1990). Heart of darkness. Mineola, New York: Dover.

Wessling, S. B. (2012). Pinwheel Discussions. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/high-school-literature-lesson-plan.

Cynde SniderGeorgia Department of Education

csnider@doe.k1.ga.us404-657-9971

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