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Berkeley: Teaching Discussion Sections HandoutBerkeley: Teaching Discussion Sections Handout
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University of California
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9th - 10th
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English Language Arts
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1240L
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Berkeley: Teaching Discussion Sections

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This site focuses on group discussion-style teaching. It provides links to topics such as follows: Creating Discussion Guidelines, Classroom Activities, Group Work, Group Work: Techniques, Group Work: Design Guidelines, Encouraging Participation, Discussing Traumatic Events, and Additional Resources. SL.9-10.1 Discussion, SL.9-10.1b Group Rules, SL.9-10.1d Possitive Communication Stratagies, SL.11-12.1 Discussion, 11-12.1a Prepared/discuss, SL.11-12.1d Resolve/Synthesize, SL.11-12.6 Speaking tasks

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CCSS: Designed

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cooperative learning, group work, 11-12.1a prepared/discuss, berkeley university, creating discussion guidelines, group work: design guidelines, group work: techniques, sl.11-12.1 discussion, sl.11-12.1b group rules, sl.11-12.1d resolve/synthesize, sl.11-12.6 speaking tasks, sl.9-10.1 discussion, sl.9-10.1b group rules, sl.9-10.1d possitive communication stratagies, group problem solving

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

Common Core

SL.11-12.1.a SL.11-12.1.b SL.11-12.1.d SL.9-10.1.b SL.9-10.1.d CCRA.SL.1 SL.11-12.6

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