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

To involve other students (37 sec.) This is a Real video. Selected the wrong format? Return to the previous page for other options. Asking students what they think, or whether they agree or disagree with an idea, ensures that everyone has the opportunity to participate. Transcript: Student 1: Well, when you're nice you're not so mean. But when you're sort of nice you're nice, but a little tricky. Leader: Does anyone agree? Does anyone have the same sort of answer as Theresa? Jake? Student 2: She's a nice and a bad lady who has hard time making up her mind. Student 3: Her husband makes her do stuff and makes her very, very sad. And she gets curious easily.

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