Nancy G. Patterson
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Discussion Leader: Your job is to keep the discussion going, to make sure there are not silences, not gaps in the conversation. You should come to the meeting with at least five "thinking" questions to ask in case the conversation slows down. These "thinking" questions should be designed to get people in your group thinking about issues and topics in your reading. They should not be "recall" questions that ask for facts from the book. You are also in charge of keeping the discussion focused so that things don't wander too far from the main topic, which is the book.

Question #1

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Is this question designed to get people thinking? _________

What connections do you anticipate your group members will

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Question #2

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Is this question designed to get people thinking? ___________

What connections do you anticipate your group members will make

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Question #3

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Is this question designed to get people thinking? _____________

What connections do you anticipate your group members will make

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Question #4

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Is this question designed to get people thinking? _______________

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Question #5

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Is this question designed to get people thinking? ________________

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Question #6

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Is this question designed to get people thinking? _________________

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Question #7

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Nancy G. Patterson, Portland Middle School, Portland, MI

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