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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 back up their ideas from the text not only helps everyone to understand the idea, but it allows everyone to decide whether they find it plausible or convincing.

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    Student #1: I think she was just tricking him. It was just like a big trap.

    Leader: What was the big trap?

    Student #1: Well, the first time he came and she let him take the gold. The second she let him, too, but the third time was probably so they could take him.

    Leader: Is there something in the story that makes you think that?

    Student #2: She says hide in the oven so the next time she says hide in the oven, she can just turn it on.

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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.
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