What are some tips and tricks to involve all of students in a classroom discussion about literature to help prevent off task behaviors?
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Depending on the structure of the discussion, your strategies will change.
Start Online: Start online with a discussion board that requires everyone to engage. This will serve as a launching pad for the class discussion. The class can use the responses to help facilitate points. It will naturally get more people involved.
Debate Carousel: I helped a teacher digitize this activity. It was a really great way for students to create and think about their opinion. Check out my blogpost here on how it was designed.
https://www.powereduup.com/post/debate-carousel-technology-upgrade
Fishbowl: In a fishbowl discussion the outside ring watches and listens to the inside ring engage in the discussion. The outside ring could be on a back channel platform participating in their own discussion.
Scaffolding is important. You can't expect every student to participate from the beginning. You need to facilitate early discussions with a lot of your questions and over the course of multiple discussions pull back and let them take more control.