ISBE Speaking and Listening Kit, 2016 Collabora ve Conversa on Sugges ons & Sentence Stems The first standard in the Speaking and Listening Strand conveys that students par cipate in collabora ve conversa ons about ageappropriate, grade level topics and texts with peers and adults to build on others ideas and to express their own clearly and persuasively. There are a wide variety of instruc onal strategies teachers can employ to promote collabora ve conversa ons. The following list is by no means exhaus ve, but may provide some ideas. Brainstorm the rules of discussion with students; then model appropriate and inappropriate conversa ons. Model and expect use of complete sentences for responses. Encourage elabora on of ideas and mul ple exchanges among students. Employ ample wait me so students feel comfortable thinking about their responses before sharing them Use a variety of grouping pa erns for conversa ons. Partnerships and small groups of four six students provide more opportuni es for all students to contribute. Sor ng S cks provide one way to group students. Go to the following site for downloadable sor ng s cks and sor ng s ck guide. h p://www.ilclassroomsinac on.org/classroom collabora on.html Provide many opportuni es for students to engage in structured discussions about texts or topics of study. Be though ul about selec ng rich texts and sources that lend themselves to collabora ve conversa ons sufficiently complex texts/sources that beg to be read/viewed mul ple mes are par cularly well suited to collabora ve conversa ons. Employ strategies for collabora ve conversa ons, such as Think Pair Share, and Give One, Get One. For addi onal strategies, go to h p://www.ilclassroomsinac on.org/classroom collabora on.html and download the Collabora on Technique Cards. Use graphic organizers and note taking strategies to help students collect their ideas prior to sharing in discussion groups. Encourage students to add to their notes as they engage in conversa ons to keep track of addi onal ideas and thoughts. Instruct students in the use of sentence starters or frames to help facilitate sharing their thinking. (See following pages) The last page has inten onally been le blank in order to create your own sentence stems. 1
ment Cards: ISBE, 2016 Print Yellow I agree with because. I like what said because. I agree with because ;then on the other hand. I agree with because. I like what said because. I agree with because ;then on the other hand. I agree with because. I like what said because. I agree with because ;then on the other hand. I agree with because. I like what said because. I agree with because ;then on the other hand. 2
ment Cards: ISBE, 2016 Print Red I disagree with because. Yes, that is true, but it is also true that. I see what you re saying, but I think that. I disagree with because. Yes, that is true, but it is also true that. I see what you re saying, but I think that. I disagree with because. Yes, that is true, but it is also true that. I see what you re saying, but I think that. I disagree with because. Yes, that is true, but it is also true that. I see what you re saying, but I think that. 3
ing Cards: ISBE, 2016 Print Blue In other words. Let me try to explain this again. Could you say that in another way? In other words. Let me try to explain this again. Could you say that in another way? In other words. Let me try to explain this again. Could you say that in another way? In other words. Let me try to explain this again. Could you say that in another way? 4
Cards: ISBE, 2016 Print Orange I was thinking about what said, and I was wondering what if. Now I am wondering. This makes me think. I was thinking about what said, and I was wondering what if. Now I am wondering. This makes me think. I was thinking about what said, and I was wondering what if. Now I am wondering. This makes me think. I was thinking about what said, and I was wondering what if. Now I am wondering. This makes me think. 5
Cards: ISBE, 2016 Print Purple I don't understand. I am confused about. I have a ques on about. I don't understand. I am confused about. I have a ques on about. I don't understand. I am confused about. I have a ques on about. I don't understand. I am confused about. I have a ques on about. 6
Group Idea Cards: ISBE, 2016 Print White We agreed that. Groups Ideas We have different opinions. Some of us believe that Others believe that Our group has similar ideas to group, but we also believe that. We agreed that. Groups Ideas We have different opinions. Some of us believe that Others believe that Our group has similar ideas to group, but we also believe that. We agreed that. Groups Ideas We have different opinions. Some of us believe that Others believe that Our group has similar ideas to group, but we also believe that. We agreed that. Groups Ideas We have different opinions. Some of us believe that Others believe that Our group has similar ideas to group, but we also believe that. 7
Summarizing Cards: ISBE, 2016 Print Green I learned. I observed. To sum it up, I learned. I observed. To sum it up, I learned. I observed. To sum it up, I learned. I observed. To sum it up, 8
Paraphrasing Cards; ISBE 2016 Print Pink Let me see if I ve got this right, you are saying that. If I understand you correctly, you. In your opinion then, Let me see if I ve got this right, you are saying that. If I understand you correctly, you. In your opinion then, Let me see if I ve got this right, you are saying that. If I understand you correctly, you. In your opinion then, Let me see if I ve got this right, you are saying that. If I understand you correctly, you. In your opinion then, 9
To state your opinion: To acknowledge an idea (or give credit to another person): My idea is that In my opinion It seems to me that... I think I infer I observe I imagine I suggest I guess or hypothesize... I predict My idea is similar to idea My idea is related to idea and I have a similar perspec ve Like, I believe that I agree with that. As already pointed out To simply agree: I also agree with what said. I think is right about that. has an interes ng idea that appeals to me. I hadn t thought of s idea, but I like it. To disagree: I disagree because I don t really agree because... I have another idea I don t quite agree I disagree with you en rely My idea is slightly different I am not sure I agree with you 100%... I hear what you are saying, but I see it differently I have a different answer To clarify what you have heard: Will you please repeat that word/sentence/opinion? Will you please repeat the ques on? Will you please explain that again? Can you explain that idea another way? Can you give me a second example? Can you tell me more about that? I have a ques on about that. I don t understand that word/sentence/remark. 10
To paraphrase or repeat another way: To share another person s ideas with others: So you think/believe that explained to me that So you are saying that men oned that In other words, you believe that pointed out that I hear you saying that learned that. You mean to say that discovered that Let me see if I understand correctly, you are sugges ng that had heard that Let me see if I ve got this right, you are saying that shared with me that... If I understand you correctly, you would like to know more about... So your opinion is What I hear you saying is You seem to be sugges ng that... To share your group s ideas: We agreed that We decided that We concluded that We have different opinions. Some of us believe that.others believe that We came up with several different ideas/solu ons/answers Our group has diverse ideas We think that We could not agree about We believe that... To summarize learning: I learned that I observed I s ll need further informa on about. I would like more me to consider I discovered I realized I now wonder I was surprised to learn... 11
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