Getting Started with Great Books in the Classroom : 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.

To help clarify and explain
To substantiate
To involve other students
To return to the initial question
To examine a passage

Two photos of students

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.
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