Accountable Talk Statements to Enhance Class and Group Discussions!

This week we worked on our accountable talk statements. Accountable talk statements help students extend, deepen, and enhance their discussion skills in order to make class and group discussions more effective. For example, instead of saying "the same as what Sally said", a student would be expected to say "I head that Sally said the theme of the story is family is important. I agree because .....". We practiced by answering some questions in small group and even had a competition to see how many accountable talk statements we could use! Next week, we will practice again using the topics from our reading group articles.