Class Discussion Guidelines

Listen Summarize Build Mark

Accountable to
the Learning
Community
Restate the ideas of a Direct attention to the
Pay attention to the previous speaker in Add to the statement of importance of
statements of others. new language. a previous speaker. another’s statement.

Verify Unpack Support Link

Accountable to
the Knowledge
Check your Point out the
understanding of Give examples & relationships among
previous statements & Explain how you evidence to support previous statements &
knowledge. arrived at your answer. your answer. knowledge.

Defend Challenge Combine Predict

Accountable to
Rigorous
Thinking Ask a previous speaker Incorporate knowledge Draw conclusions
Defend your reasoning to explain & provide from multiple about what might
against a different evidence for a resources to form your happen next, or as a
point of view. statement. ideas. result of ideas.

Created by Angela Cunningham, Bullitt Central High School, Shepherdsville, KY 40165