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Uses of Follow-up Questions

Following are some of the most common strategies for asking follow-up questions. Click on each menu item for a video or audio demonstration of each strategy. Demonstrations will appear to the right.

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  • Asking students to explain keywords and ideas in greater detail will help everyone in the discussion to understand that student's idea and be able to respond to it.

    Transcript:
    Teacher: Have you heard an answer you agree with?

    Student: Well, the first time she's nice, but the second time she's not so nice.

    Leader: Can you tell us what that means? What's the difference between "nice" and "sort of nice"?

    Student: Well, when you're nice you're not so mean. But when you're sort of nice, you're nice but a little tricky.

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    Getting Started with Great Books in the Classroom

    Key traits for a discussion leader:

  • Listen
  • Be curious
  • Ask

    The best introduction to Shared Inquiry and using Junior Great Books is the Basic Leader Training Course.
    More on JGB training...