If you teach older students, say 4th grade and up, I think this would be a good strategy to help you teach several communication and speaking skills simultaneously. Dave Stuart is a high school teacher/blogger, and in this entry, he provides a 300-word guide to help you make them a part of your classroom. Don't forget to click on the active links, especially the one about Erik Palmer's PVLEGS strategy for effective oral communication. As they point out, we don't spend enough time teaching our students how to orally/verbally communicate, and speaking is one of the 6 modes of Language Arts that we have a tendency to shy away from. Here's the link: http://www.davestuartjr.com/pop-up-debate/
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If you try this, come back here and tell us how it went in the comments. This is how this website can become a real Professional Learning Community!
Check it out!
If you try this, come back here and tell us how it went in the comments. This is how this website can become a real Professional Learning Community!